Gwendolen John

Gwen John (British, 1876-1939) Louise Gautier Wearing a Cape charcoal and wash 31 x 27.3 cm. (12 1/4 x 10 3/4 in.) Executed circa 1918-19 PROVENANCE: Isabel Bowser Lucy Bowser Thence by family descent EXHIBITED: Probably Paris, Societe du Salon d'Automne, 1919, no.967 (as La Paresseuse ) London, Barbican Art Gallery, Gwen John, An Interior Life , 12 September - 3 November 1985, no.98; this exhibition traveled to Manchester, Manchester City Art Gallery, 28 November 1985 - 26 January 1986 and New Haven, Connecticut, Yale Centre for British Art, 26 February - 20 April 1986 LITERATURE: Cecily Langdale, Gwen John: With a Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings and a Selection of the Drawings , Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1987, no.284, p.216 (ill.b&w, p.54) The present drawing was gifted by John to Isabel Bowser, a close friend and a keen artist, before being passed to her sister Lucy. John first met Bowser in about 1908 when Gwen sat for her, and it is possible that the pair lived together briefly in the 1910s. Isabel, who owned a number of works by the artist, was also sister to Rhoda Symons, whose husband Arthur was the subject of a series of drawings by John. In her literature on the artist Cecily Langdale notes, 'In composition and because of the attire depicted, this drawing of Louise Gautier is strongly reminiscent of a series of paintings of the convalescent model in a grey cape. The title 'La paresseuse' is written on a separate label which is thought to refer to this picture. If it does, this is almost certainly the drawing shown in Paris in 1919' (Cecily Langdale, Gwen John: With a Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings and a Selection of the Drawings , Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1987, p.216). The model, Louise Gautier, sat for John during the artist's time in Pléneuf, a small village on the north coast of Brittany from 1918-1919. We are grateful to Cecily Langdale for her assistance in cataloguing this lot.

Auktion G51 Lot 510 - 13 November 2012 14:00 English translation is not yet available, please check back later. JOHN, GWEN (1876 - 1939) Dessin recto-verso: Tête de femme / Nu debout Crayon sur papier Non signé. 14x12 cm. Cadre à remplacer. CHF 2 500.- / 3 500.- € 2 080.- / 2 920.-

Gwen John (British, 1876-1939) Profile of a girl, circa 1920s pencil 13 x 9cm (5 1/8 x 3 9/16in). This drawing relates to the series of gouaches known as Petit Profil PROVENANCE: Brehman Collection With David J Collins, 41 Dover Street, numbered FGJ83 We are grateful to Cecily Langdale for her assistance in cataloguing this lot

Gwen John (British, 1876-1939) Marie Hamonet with Arms Crossed charcoal and wash 32 x 24.8 cm. (12 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.) Executed circa 1918-9 PROVENANCE: Isabel Bowser Lucy Bowser Thence by family descent EXHIBITED: London, Barbican Art Gallery, Gwen John, An Interior Life , 12 September - 3 November 1985, no.102; this exhibition travelled to Manchester City Art Gallery, Manchester, 28 November 1985 - 26 January 1986, Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 26 February - 20 April 1986 The present drawing was gifted by John to Isabel Bowser, a close friend and a keen artist, before being passed to her sister Lucy. John first met Bowser in about 1908 when Gwen sat for her, and it is possible that the pair lived together briefly in the 1910s. Isabel, who owned a number of works by the artist, was also sister to Rhoda Symons, whose husband Arthur was the subject of a series of drawings by John. The model, Marie Hamonet, sat for John during the artist's time in Pléneuf, a small village on the north coast of Brittany from 1918-19, before marrying and moving to Paris. We are grateful to Cecily Langdale for her assistance in cataloguing this lot.

Lot 112 Gwen John English, 1876-1939 Woman in a Railway Carriage Studio stamped Gwen John (lr) Gouache on paper 4 x 3 9/16 inches (10.2 x 9.1 cm) Provenance: Anthony d'Offay, London, acquired June, 1977 C The Joanne Melniker Stern Collection Estimate $2,000-4,000 Not examined out of the frame. Lightly faded. Verso corners tipped to the mat. Minor ripple to paper. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.