Isabel Bowser
JOHN, Gwen
© Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
The sitter is an artist and close friend of Gwen John. They met around 1908 when John is thought to have modelled for Isabel Bowser. This portrait is probably based on a photograph. John was deeply saddened by Isabel Bowser's death in 1919.
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Details
Collection
Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
Item Number
NMW A 3599
Creation/Production
JOHN, Gwen
Date:
Acquisition
Purchase, 29/7/1976
Measurements
Height (cm): 27.3
Width (cm): 21.2
Height (in): 10
Width (in): 8
Techniques
watercolour on paper
drawings and watercolours
Fine Art - works on paper
Material
watercolour
Paper
Location
In store