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Gwendolen - Portrait of Gwen John, c.1902
One of the most sought-after of John's etchings, of his sister Gwen John, from the tiny edition of 25 only
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Born in Pembrokeshire, 1878, John, best known as a portraitist, was also a skilled draughtsman and painter. He studied art at the Slade from 1894-98, holding his first one-man show a year later at the Carfax Gallery. After his first marriage in 1901 and a stint teaching at Liverpool University College he travelled extensively, living in gypsy caravans and slowed only by the loss of his wife in 1907.
Marrying his mistress, John’s work was renewed. Well-received by critics, in 1914 he was elected President of the National Portrait Society and appointed as an official war artist in 1919. Success after the war continued: he was elected an R.A. in 1928, was awarded the Order of Merit in 1942, and in 1952 had his first autobiographical work Chiaroscuro published. John died at Fryern Court in 1961.
Marrying his mistress, John’s work was renewed. Well-received by critics, in 1914 he was elected President of the National Portrait Society and appointed as an official war artist in 1919. Success after the war continued: he was elected an R.A. in 1928, was awarded the Order of Merit in 1942, and in 1952 had his first autobiographical work Chiaroscuro published. John died at Fryern Court in 1961.
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Signed etching with drypoint.
This is the fifth and final state of this etching by John of his sister Gwen, an acclaimed artist in her own right.
Published in an edition of 25 only and very scarce.
This piece has the Chenil Gallery blind stamp bottom left under the image.
The original Chenil Gallery was an old Georgian house situated between Chelsea Town Hall and the Six Bells Public-House located at 183a King’s Road, Chelsea and known as Charles Chenil & Co. Ltd. It opened in 1906 and was run by Jack Knewstub, who was a brother-in-law to both William Rothenstein and William Orpen.
It has been suggested that the dealership operated largely for the benefit of Augustus John, who sold many of his paintings through the Chenil. Indeed, it is known that John had a large studio in the rear garden of the gallery and executed many of his Canadian World War I pictures there.
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