Creator Gender: female / Author ss: Gwen John, 1876–1939, British

1. Study of a Nun

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: ca. 1915
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on board laid to panel
Dimensions:: 23 15/16 × 15 15/16 inches (60.8 × 40.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

2. Girl Holding a Rose

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: 1915 to 1925
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 17 7/8 × 14 5/8 inches (45.4 × 37.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. Young Woman Holding a Cat

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: ca. 1920
Materials & Techniques:: Oil and graphite on canvas
Dimensions:: 13 3/4 × 10 1/2 inches (34.9 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. The Pilgrim

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: ca. 1920
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 29 × 21 3/8 inches (73.7 × 54.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. Rue Terre Neuve, Meudon

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: between 1915 and 1925
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 8 7/8 × 10 3/4 inches (22.5 × 27.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

6. Young Woman

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: ca. 1920
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas laid to panel
Dimensions:: 18 7/8 × 14 1/4 inches (47.9 × 36.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

7. Seated Woman in a Broad-Brimmed Hat

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: Frame: 16 3/4 × 13 5/8 inches (42.5 × 34.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the Libra Foundation, from the family of Nicholas and Susan Pritzker
On View:: Not on view

8. The Brown Tea Pot

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: between 1915 and 1916
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 13 3/16 × 9 1/8 inches (33.5 × 23.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

9. Young Woman in Mulberry Dress

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: Winter 1923 to 1924
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 10 3/4 x 16 inches (27.3 x 40.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Iola S. Haverstick
On View:: Not on view

10. La Chambre sur la Cour

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: between 1907 and 1908
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 12 1/2 × 8 1/2 inches (31.8 × 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

11. Still Life with a Prayer Book, Shawl, Vase of Flowers and Inkwell

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: late 1920s
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 10 1/2 × 8 1/2 inches (26.7 × 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

12. Head of a Young Woman

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/16 × 8 3/4 inches (28.1 × 22.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery

13. Mlle. Pouvereau

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: between 1910 and 1919
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with gouache and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/8 × 5 3/8 inches (17.5 × 13.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Elizabeth S. Tower

14. Study of Flowers

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: ca. 1915
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on thin, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 × 7 inches (16.8 × 17.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Elizabeth S. Tower

15. Two Nuns and a Girl in Church

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: between 1920 and 1929
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 × 5 1/2 inches (16.5 × 14 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Elizabeth S. Tower

16. Sleeping Cat

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: between 1905 and 1908
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on thin, smooth, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 × 6 3/8 inches (12.7 × 16.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Elisabeth de Willman Grabowska standing three- quarter length

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: between 1916 and 1918
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 11/16 × 7 1/4 inches (24.6 × 18.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Study of a Nun

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: between 1916 and 1918
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/4 × 4 7/8 inches (15.9 × 12.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Three Women in Church

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: between 1910 and 1919
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/8 × 7 13/16 inches (23.8 × 19.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Cat Sleeping on Its Head

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on thin, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 × 8 3/4 inches (16.8 × 22.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the Libra Foundation, from the family of Nicholas and Susan Pritzker

21. Girl in Church

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/4 x 6 inches (17.1 x 15.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the Libra Foundation, from the family of Nicholas and Susan Pritzker

22. Marie Céline Martin (Sister Genevieve of the Holy Face) and Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin (St. Thérèse of Lisieux)

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gouache and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, brown paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/4 × 3 3/4 inches (12.1 × 9.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the Libra Foundation, from the family of Nicholas and Susan Pritzker

23. Girl with Large Hat and Straw-Colored Hair

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: ca. 1910
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, brown laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 × 6 9/16 inches (21 × 16.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Little Boy with Hands Clasped, wearing a Hat, by Lamplight

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: ca. 1916
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 × 8 1/4 inches (24.8 × 21 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Young Woman playing a Violin

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: between 1897 and 1898
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and gray wash on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 × 5 1/4 inches (19.7 × 13.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Girls in a Church

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: ca. 1920
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache on medium, smooth, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/4 × 4 3/4 inches (15.9 × 12.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Woman Dressing

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: ca. 1907
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 7/8 × 9 1/8 inches (27.6 × 23.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Study of a Nude Girl

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: between 1916 and 1919
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk on thin,slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/2 x 9 5/8in. (31.8 x 24.4cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Brown Bowl and Flowers in a Brown Vase

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: ca. 1920
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on thin, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 × 7 3/4 inches (22.9 × 19.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Rue Terre Neuve

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: ca. 1921
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 × 8 inches (16.5 × 20.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Portrait of Marie Hamonet

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: between 1918 and 1919
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk, blue wash, and blue chalk on medium, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 3/4 × 9 11/16 inches (32.4 × 24.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Girl Sewing

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: between 1895 and 1898
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on thin, smooth, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 × 5 13/16 inches (19.7 × 14.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Rue Terre Neuve, Meudon

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: between 1920 and 1925
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/2 × 9 5/8 inches (31.8 × 24.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Girl in an Apron with a Cat on her Lap

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: between 1916 and 1924
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 9/16 × 6 1/16 inches (24.3 × 15.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Ophelia: Portrait Imaginé

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: ca. 1910
Materials & Techniques:: Black chalk, gray wash, and white gouache on thin, smooth, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 15/16 × 8 1/8 inches (25.2 × 20.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Rue Terre Neuve - Woman and Child Walking

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/4 × 6 1/2 inches (18.4 × 16.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Kneeling figures in Church

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gouache and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 × 6 3/4 inches (22.2 × 17.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. Study of a Duck

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: between 1905 and 1908
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/4 × 6 5/16 inches (12.1 × 16 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. Nun with a Group of Orphans

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: ca. 1910
Materials & Techniques:: Gouache, watercolor and graphite; verso: graphite
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/4 × 4 7/8 inches (15.9 × 12.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Study of a Nun

2. Girl Holding a Rose

3. Young Woman Holding a Cat

4. The Pilgrim

5. Rue Terre Neuve, Meudon

6. Young Woman

7. Seated Woman in a Broad-Brimmed Hat

8. The Brown Tea Pot

9. Young Woman in Mulberry Dress

10. La Chambre sur la Cour

11. Still Life with a Prayer Book, Shawl, Vase of Flowers and Inkwell

12. Head of a Young Woman

13. Mlle. Pouvereau

14. Study of Flowers

15. Two Nuns and a Girl in Church

16. Sleeping Cat

17. Elisabeth de Willman Grabowska standing three- quarter length

18. Study of a Nun

19. Three Women in Church

20. Cat Sleeping on Its Head

21. Girl in Church

22. Marie Céline Martin (Sister Genevieve of the Holy Face) and Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin (St. Thérèse of Lisieux)

23. Girl with Large Hat and Straw-Colored Hair

24. Little Boy with Hands Clasped, wearing a Hat, by Lamplight

25. Young Woman playing a Violin

26. Girls in a Church

27. Woman Dressing

28. Study of a Nude Girl

29. Brown Bowl and Flowers in a Brown Vase

30. Rue Terre Neuve

31. Portrait of Marie Hamonet

32. Girl Sewing

33. Rue Terre Neuve, Meudon

34. Girl in an Apron with a Cat on her Lap

35. Ophelia: Portrait Imaginé

36. Rue Terre Neuve - Woman and Child Walking

37. Kneeling figures in Church

38. Study of a Duck

39. Nun with a Group of Orphans