Gwen John
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: August 2, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9780691029443
Subjects: History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Individual artists; Individual Artist; Individual Painters - 20th Century; Art; Art & Art Instruction; History - General; Women in art; 1876-1939; Criticism and interpretation; John, Gwen,
Description: "From London in the 1890s to Paris during the early decades of the twentieth century, Gwen John's career spanned one of the most exciting periods in cultural history. Rather than reiterating the myth of Gwen John as a recluse, this new survey places the artist at the centre of the cities where she worked in order to appreciate her art in its context, and explore the alliances and differences the artist had with her contemporaries."--BOOK JACKET.

"Gwen John's representation of the female nude, her paintings of interiors and the effect of her Catholic faith on her work are all considered. The author also discusses the key relationship between Gwen John's position as a woman artist and her life-long fascination with the portrayal of the female sitter."--BOOK JACKET.