Gwendolen - Portrait of Gwen John
Signed etching with drypoint.
This is the fifth and final state of this etching by John of his sister Gwen, an acclaimed artist in her own right.
Published in an edition of 25 only and very scarce.
This piece has the Chenil Gallery blind stamp bottom left under the image.
The original Chenil Gallery was an old Georgian house situated between Chelsea Town Hall and the Six Bells Public-House located at 183a King’s Road, Chelsea and known as Charles Chenil & Co. Ltd. It opened in 1906 and was run by Jack Knewstub, who was a brother-in-law to both William Rothenstein and William Orpen.
It has been suggested that the dealership operated largely for the benefit of Augustus John, who sold many of his paintings through the Chenil. Indeed, it is known that John had a large studio in the rear garden of the gallery and executed many of his Canadian World War I pictures there.
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Signed etching with drypoint.
This is the fifth and final state of this etching by John of his sister Gwen, an acclaimed artist in her own right.
Published in an edition of 25 only and very scarce.
This piece has the Chenil Gallery blind stamp bottom left under the image.
The original Chenil Gallery was an old Georgian house situated between Chelsea Town Hall and the Six Bells Public-House located at 183a King’s Road, Chelsea and known as Charles Chenil & Co. Ltd. It opened in 1906 and was run by Jack Knewstub, who was a brother-in-law to both William Rothenstein and William Orpen.
It has been suggested that the dealership operated largely for the benefit of Augustus John, who sold many of his paintings through the Chenil. Indeed, it is known that John had a large studio in the rear garden of the gallery and executed many of his Canadian World War I pictures there.
