Gwen John seems to have spent most of her efforts on painting three quarter length portraits of young women in uncomplicated interiors. They are beautiful images of women who sit or stand in self absorbed, calm and thoughtful poses, seemingly unaware or unconcerned with the presence of someone painting them.
I admire the expression of space, the slant of the dormer window interior, the angle of the wicker chair both in the painting where no one is present and in the painting with the young woman holding a red book. I like the upturned slant and elliptical shapes of the table tops--except, of course, where the table top is rectangular.
It was a pleasure to look at these images.
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