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Female Nude

JOHN, Gwen

Female Nude
Image: By permission of Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales
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For her first ten years in Paris Gwen John meagrely supported herself by working as an artist’s model. This life study of a fellow female model was probably drawn at the Acadèmie Colarossi in Montparnasse, which John attended. The models would have changed positions every half hour.


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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 3560

Creation/Production

JOHN, Gwen

Acquisition

Purchase, 29/7/1976

Measurements

Height (cm): 23
Width (cm): 16
Height (in): 9
Width (in): 6

Techniques

Pencil on paper

Material

Pencil
Brown paper

Location

In store
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  • Drawing
  • Female Nude
  • Fine Art
  • John, Gwen
  • Woman Artist
  • Works On Paper

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