Gwen John | |
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 Self-Portrait (1902) | |
| Born | Gwendolen Mary John 22 June 1876 |
| Died | 18 September 1939 (aged 63) Dieppe, France |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Education | Slade School of Art Académie Carmen |
| Known for | Portraiture, still life |
| Family | Augustus John (brother) Caspar John (nephew) Tristan de Vere Cole (nephew) Amaryllis Fleming (niece) Gwyneth Johnstone (niece) Vivien John (niece) |
| Patron(s) | John Quinn |
Gwendolen Mary John (22 June 1876 – 18 September 1939) was a Welsh artist who worked in France for most of her career. Her paintings, mainly portraits of anonymous female sitters, are rendered in a range of closely related tones. Although in her lifetime, John's work was overshadowed by that of her brother Augustus and her mentor and lover Auguste Rodin, awareness and esteem for John's artistic contributions has grown considerably since her death.