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Study for Rodin's 'Death of Alcestis'

JOHN, Gwen
Study for Rodin's 'Death of Alcestis'
Image: By permission of Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales
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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 14990

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): 26.5
Width (cm): 24.3

Material

Pencil
Wash
Paper

Location

In store
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  • Drawing
  • Fine Art
  • Mythology And Fantasy
  • Still Life
  • Woman Artist
  • Works On Paper

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