John, Gwen (1876 – 1939) – Girl kneeling in church at Meudon.
John, Gwen (1876 - 1939)
Girl kneeling in church at Meudon.
Watercolour. c.1920. Studio stamped. Exhibited: Matthiesen Ltd, 'Gwen John', 1958, Cat. No.48. Provenance: the artist's nephew, Edwin John (1905-1978), his number '328' verso; Mattiesen Ltd; [...] Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie (1933-2024).
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Around 1911 Gwen John moved to the Parisian suburb of Meudon in search of quiet and solitude as her relationship with Rodin cooled. There she returned again and again to small watercolours of worshippers in church. Sitting discreetly toward the back, she noted hat brims, bowed heads, kneeling figures and beautifully captured the stillness of prayer.
This work appears in the Exhibition:
British Works on Paper 2026 (Incl. David Bindman Collection)