Gwen JOHN
The nun
(c. 1915-1920)

Medium
oil on cardboard

Measurements
71.2 × 52.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1947

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Accession Number
1721-4

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Subjects (general)
Portraits Religion and Mythology

Subjects (specific)
nun's habit nuns seated figures single-sitter portraits three-quarter-length figures women (female humans)

Provenance
Estate of the artist until 1946; Matthiesen Gallery, London, 1946 sold to Professor Randolph Schwabe; Felton Bequest 1947, recommended by Sir Kenneth (later Lord) Clarke and A. J. L. McDonnell.

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Gwen JOHN
The nun
(c. 1915-1920)