Gwen John
Gwen John
Gwendolen Mary Johnwas 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, her reputation has grown steadily since her death...
NationalityWelsh
ProfessionArtist
Date of Birth22 June 1876
thinking vision world
I cannot imagine why my vision will have some value in the world..and yet I know it will..I think I will count because I am patient and recueilli (contemplative) in some degree.
children cry used
When I was a child, I used to cry all the time.
drawing mirrors painting
I am going to do some drawings or paintings...in the mirror of my wardrobe..with myself as a figure doing something.
suffering violence causes
To be reserved, secretive, with a passionate violence that causes suffering.
reality
Aloneness is nearer God, nearer reality.
talking people shadow
In talking, shyness and timidity distort the very meaning of my words. I don't pretend to know anybody well. People are like shadows to me and I am like a shadow.