. Gwen John (British painter, 1876-1939) A Seated Girl Gwendolen Mary John (1876 – 1939) was a Welsh artist who worked in France for most of her career. She is noted for her still lifes & for her portraits, especially of anonymous female sitters. John was an artist's model for (later the lover of) sculptor Auguste Rodin. Gwen John (British painter, 1876-1939) A Seated Woman John's earliest surviving work dates from her 19th year. From 1895 to 1898, she studied at the Slade School of Art…