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Sketch of a seated cat
John, Gwendolin Mary - Enlarge image
Sketch of a seated cat
- Object:
Watercolour
- Place of origin:
England, Great Britain (probably, painted)
- Date:
ca. 1920s (painted)
- Artist/Maker:
John, Gwendolin Mary (Gwen), born 1876 - died 1939 (painter (artist))
- Materials and Techniques:
Pencil and watercolour
- Museum number:
P.15-1946
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level F, case WD, shelf 38
Gwen John (1876-1939) made several drawings and watercolours of cats. This watercolour is probably the best known of them. Her choice of subject-matter throughout her career remained based on the figure - usually a single figure, and usually a woman in an interior. Just as her watercolours of women are intimate and concentrated, this study similarly captures the remote self-possession and unconcern of the cat.
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