Artwork details · 2026-06-28

Vase of flowers

by Gwen John · 1910

Vase of flowers by Gwen John

Artist

Gwendolen "Gwen" Mary John was 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 in her lifetime, John's work was overshadowed by that of her brother Augustus and her mentor and lover Auguste Rodin, awareness and esteem for John's artistic contributions has grown considerably since her death.

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Artwork

Vase of Flowers is an oil painting by the Welsh artist Gwen John, from the late 1910s. it is held in the National Library of Wales, in Aberystwyth.

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Quick facts

Artist
Gwen John
Year
1910
Movement
Nabi
Country
United Kingdom
Location
bibliothèque nationale du pays de Galles