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Gwen John

British artist

Died when: 63 years 88 days (758 months)
Star Sign: Cancer

 

Gwen John

Gwendolen Mary John (22 June 1876 – 18 September 1939) was a Welsh artist who worked in France for most of her career.Her paintings, mainly portraits of anonymous female sitters, are rendered in a range of closely related tones.

Although she was overshadowed during her lifetime by her brother Augustus John and her lover Auguste Rodin, her reputation has grown steadily since her death.


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