Materials & Techniques: wove paper / Creator: John, Gwen, 1876–1939 / Work Type: drawing

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

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. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

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1. Head of a Young Woman

2. Mlle. Pouvereau

3. Two Nuns and a Girl in Church

4. Study of a Nun

5. Portrait of Marie Hamonet

6. Girl Sewing

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

8. Young Woman playing a Violin

9. Girls in a Church

10. Three Women in Church

11. Study of a Nude Girl

12. Rue Terre Neuve, Meudon

13. Rue Terre Neuve

14. Ophelia: Portrait Imaginé

15. Rue Terre Neuve - Woman and Child Walking

16. Sleeping Cat

17. Elisabeth de Willman Grabowska standing three- quarter length

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

19. Brown Bowl and Flowers in a Brown Vase

20. Girl in Church

21. Cat Sleeping on Its Head

22. Study of a Duck

23. Kneeling figures in Church