National Museum, Cardiff. In a superb, mystical retrospective, the painter sheds social trappings – and her clothes – as she uses her enormous intelligence to paint purely. This is Gwen John straight, no chaser ... ....
This is Gwen John straight, no chaser ...Portraits of John’s friend Dorelia on their first trip together to France are already pared down, purified, mystical ... But in its emotional power, the art of Gwen John is enormous, heavy, even crushing ... Gwen John.
Among them were Oscar Wilde, who converted on his deathbed in 1900, after a long flirtation with the church; Gwen John, who converted when her ... Gwen John similarly came to Catholicism as an artist.