To be reserved, secretive, with a passionate violence that causes suffering.
About Gwen John
Gwendolen Mary Johnwas a Welsh artist who worked in France for most of her career. Her paintings, mainly portraits of anonymous female sitters, are rendered in a range of closely related tones.
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Aloneness is nearer God, nearer reality.
Gwen John
Welsh painter (1876-1939)
When I was a child, I used to cry all the time.
Gwen John
Welsh painter (1876-1939)
In talking, shyness and timidity distort the very meaning of my words. I don’t pretend to know anybody well. People are like shadows to me and I am like a shadow.
Gwen John
Welsh painter (1876-1939)
To be reserved, secretive, with a passionate violence that causes suffering.
Gwen John
Welsh painter (1876-1939)