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Elisabeth de Willman Grabowska as a girl, holding a doll across her knees

Drawing
ca. 1916-18 (made)
Artist/Maker
John, Gwen (artist)
Place of origin
France (made)

Brush drawing of Elisabeth de Willman Grabowska as a girl, holding a doll across her knees. The tones of the paper and wash are an earthy brown and yellow.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Portraits
Woman Artist
Object type
Drawing
TitleElisabeth de Willman Grabowska as a girl, holding a doll across her knees (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Brush drawing
Paper
Ink
Brush
Brief description
Drawing, Elisabeth de Willman Grabowska as a girl, holding a doll across her knees, by Gwen John, ca. 1916-18.
Physical description
Brush drawing of Elisabeth de Willman Grabowska as a girl, holding a doll across her knees. The tones of the paper and wash are an earthy brown and yellow.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.5in
  • Width: 9.625in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
Object history

The model, Elisabeth Willman Grabowska, appears in many of Gwen John's drawings. She lived in Paris but twice spent the summer at Pleneuf in the company of her mother and of Ruth Manson, and her daughter Rosamund.
This drawing was included in the Gwen John Memorial Exhibition at Messrs. Matthiesen, Ltd., London, 1946.
Subjects depicted
Girl
Doll
Seated
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1905-1946

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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