Gwen JOHN

The nun
(c. 1915-1920)

Medium

oil on cardboard

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

Gallery location: Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium

oil on cardboard

Measurements

71.2 × 52.0 cm

Accession Number

1721-4

Department

International Painting

Credit Line

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1947
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited

Gallery location

Not on display

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)