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Vase of Flowers is an oil painting by the Welsh artist Gwen John (1876–1939).

Vase of Flowers
Artist	Gwen John
Year	ca. late 1910s
Medium	Oil on board
Dimensions	40 cm × 122 cm (16 in × 48 in)
Location	National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth

Description

The undated work was painted in the early part of the 20th century. It was donated to the National Library of Wales by the Contemporary Art Society of Wales (CASW) in 1957.

The subject of the painting is a vase of pink and white flowers on a wooden table with a few white petals falling onto the table. A pink cloth is draped over a table in the background. It is an oil on board painting using the style of dry painting with an impasto brush. It may have been painted in her lounge.

Analysis

Gwen John's biographer Cecily Langdale says the painting probably dates from the late 1910s.[1] A similar, earlier painting by John called Flowers is now held by Manchester Art Gallery.

John's biographer Mary Taubman describes this painting as a "classical and conceptual image and has the appearance of being a considered and reflective development on the original."[2]

Europeana 280

In April 2016 the painting was selected as one of Wales' ten iconic paintings as part of the Europeana art project[3]

References

• Vase of Flowers on Art UK website

На других языках

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- [en] Vase of Flowers

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[es] Jarrón de flores

El Jarrón de flores es una pintura al óleo realizada por en el año 1910 por la artista galesa Gwen John (1876-1939). Se donó a la Biblioteca Nacional de Gales (Aberystwyth) por la Sociedad de Arte Contemporáneo de Gales (CASW) en 1957.

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[fr] Vase de fleurs

Le tableau Vase de fleurs (Vase of Flowers) est une œuvre de l'artiste galloise Gwen John (1876-1939). Il a été offert à la National Library of Wales par la Contemporary Art Society of Wales (CASW) en 1957.

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