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Gwen John and Augustus John Jenkins, David Fraser; Stephens, Chris ; Tate Publishing(UK) Augustus John (18781961) was one of the best-known and most colorful British artists of his generation, while his sister Gwen (18761939) led a reclusive life studying under Whistler in Paris. Since the 1960s, Gwen John's intense studies of female nudes and portraits have made her a feminist icon, and Augustus's work has fallen from fashion. This book, with more than 100 color illustrations, examines the sibling artists side by side for the first time.

John, Gwen was born in Haverfordwest, Wales in 1876. Like her brother, Augustus John, Gwen studied at the Slade School of Art (1895-98). On leaving she worked briefly in Paris with James Whistler and returned to London in 1899, where she began to exhibit her work. In 1903 Gwen John set out with Dorelia McNeill, to walk to Rome. They only got as far as France and Gwen made the decision to settle in Paris. Gwen continued to paint and in 1906 began modelling for the sculptor Auguste Rodin and also became his mistress. After her conversion to Roman Catholicism in 1913 she moved to the suburban village of Meudon. In later life she concentrated on small-scale portraits and still-lifes. Gwen John died in 1939...Spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ARTjohnG.htm
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Books: Gwen John (British Artists) by Alicia Foster. Paperback (September 1999) From London in the 1890s to Paris in the early twentieth century, Gwen John's career spanned some of the most exciting periods and places in cultural history. Demolishing the myth of Gwen John (1876-1939) as a recluse, this new survey explores the art world at the center of these cities and reveals the alliances and differences the artist had with her contemporaries. John's representation of the female nude, her paintings of interiors, and the effects of her Catholic faith on her work are all considered. The author also discusses the key relationship between John's position as a woman artist and her fascination with the portrayal of the female sitter.

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