Gwen John: often dismissed as a timid recluse, this unique and uncompromising artist painted relentlessly on her own terms
The quiet Welsh painter Gwen John was not like any other artist, male or female – she was genuinely unique. She was neither an heiress, like most unmarried modernist women, nor a conventional academic artist, like most women who had to make a living with their art.
The Conversation ·
The Conversation
