Women and Nuns Seated in Church

1925/1929

Gwen John

Associated Names
Gwen John

Artist, British, 1876 - 1939

The image shows three people sitting in chairs, seen from behind. The individual in the front is wearing a dark-colored coat and a large hat with a veil. The person to the left has a tan hat and coat. In the background, two more figures are wearing bonnets, one in orange and the other in white. They are seated in wooden chairs indoors, possibly in a café or meeting hall. The background is a mix of soft brown and cream colors.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of the artist (number E. J. 630). (Davis & Langdale Company, Inc., New York); Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Feld, Far Hills, NJ; partial gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1981

  • Gwen John, Davis and Langdale Company, Inc., New York, 1981, no. 31.

Inscriptions

verso in graphite: Blackberry flowers, March 12 28 / fond figures- RMd moe- / af fon- mole ok R (or Okay B.) / blacks -v. Ch Noir Nap y / whites - Y. Noir (V ch.) / chairs OK Y. black. Nap Y

Markings

lower right: artist's signature stamp

Wikidata ID

Q64572819

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