Lot Essay
Louise Gautier was the subject of a number of drawings by Gwen John. She was one of the peasant girls from Pléneuf, a coastal village in North Brittany where Gwen John stayed between 1918-19.
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Louise Gautier seated with her hands in her lap
Details
Gwen John (1876-1939)
Louise Gautier seated with her hands in her lap
with stamped signature 'Gwen John' (lower right)
pencil on tan paper
12¾ x 9¾ in. (32.4 x 24.8 cm.)
Executed circa 1918-1919.
This work is recorded with the estate number E.J. 1097.
Louise Gautier seated with her hands in her lap
with stamped signature 'Gwen John' (lower right)
pencil on tan paper
12¾ x 9¾ in. (32.4 x 24.8 cm.)
Executed circa 1918-1919.
This work is recorded with the estate number E.J. 1097.
Provenance
The Estate of the Artist.
with Davis & Langdale, New York (DLA 1313), where purchased by the present owner in 1989.
with Davis & Langdale, New York (DLA 1313), where purchased by the present owner in 1989.
Special notice
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