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Breton boy

JOHN, Gwen
Breton boy
Image: By permission of Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales
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Gwen John had been attracted to the sea since her childhood on the Welsh coast at Haverfordwest and Tenby. In France she made a number of visits to Normandy and Brittany, particularly Pleuneuf, where she made a group of spontaneous drawings of local children.


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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 3606

Creation/Production

JOHN, Gwen
Bu Gwen John yn mynychu Ysgol Gelfyddyd Gain y Slade yn Llundain rhwng 1895 a 1898, a bu'n astudio am gyfnod byr ym Mharis. Ym 1903, aeth gyda Dorelia McNeill ar daith gerdded trwy Ffrainc. Erbyn dechrau 1904, roedd wedi ymsefydlu ym Mharis. | Gwen John attended the Slade School of Fine Art in London between 1895 and 1898, and studied briefly in Paris. In 1903, she accompanied Dorelia McNeill on a walking tour through France. By the beginning of 1904, she had settled in Paris.
Role: Artist

Measurements

Height (cm): 33
Width (cm): 28.9
Height (in): 12
Width (in): 11

Material

Wash
Thin brown paper
Pencil

Location

In store
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  • Boy
  • Cap
  • Figure Study
  • Fine Art
  • Woman Artist
  • Works On Paper

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