Gwen John

Gwen John: Rooftop and Pathway: View from the Artist's Studio, 1920s


Gwen John: Rooftop: View from the Artist's Studio, 1920s


Gwen John: Hill with Two Figures: View from the Artist's Studio, 1920s


Gwen John: Hillside: View from the Artist's Studio, 1920s


Gwen John: Rooftop and Lane: View from the Artist's Studio, 1920s


Gwen John: House: View from the Artist's Studio, 1920s


Gwen John: Hut with Sky: Trees and Rooftops, View from the Artist's Studio, 1920s


Gwen John: House Surrounded by Trees: View from the Artist's Studio, 1920s


Gwen John: House with Sky and Trees: View from the Artist's Studio, 1920s


Gwen John: Hut with Sky and Trees: View from the Artist's Studio, 1920s


Gwen John: Sketch of a House under Trees in Winter, 1920s (bron: Art UK)


Gwen John's home at Meudon, probably 1920s.

"....
But John did not paint the magnificent vista from the Meudon Observatory. Parisian scenes punctuated by well-known landmarks were a cliché even by this time. Instead, she chose two Meudon subjects: a view from a particular window in her top-floor rooms at rue Terre Neuve, and scenes of the towns streets at night. According to a visitor to the rue Terre Neuve in 1929, there were two dormer windows in the attic studio. One looked over Paris, and from it you could see the dome of the Sacre Cour in the far distance. The other, from which Gwen John chose to paint, looked out onto the road leading to the Meudon Observatory terrace, which was surrounded by the fresh greenery of the trees.
...." (uit: Gwen John Art and Life in London and Paris, bron: Thames & Hudson)


Gwen John: Rue Terre Neuve (bron: MutualArt)