Gwen John

 

 Landscape at Tenby with Figures, ca.1896-97, Oil on board

Gwen John (1876–1939) was a Welsh painter known for her intimate, quiet portraits and interiors. She was the sister of Augustus John, a more flamboyant and widely recognized artist, but her work has gained significant appreciation over time.

John studied at the Slade School of Fine Art in London and later moved to Paris, where she trained under James Abbott McNeill Whistler. She lived a reclusive life, focusing on subtle, introspective compositions, often featuring anonymous female sitters. Her paintings are characterized by soft tones, delicate brushwork, and a meditative atmosphere.

She spent much of her career in Meudon, France, where she became deeply religious and continued to refine her distinctive style. Despite being overshadowed by her brother during her lifetime, her work is now recognized for its quiet intensity and emotional depth.

Post-Impressionism: Augustus John

Portrait of Wyn Henderson, n.d.

double-sided ink drawing on Eiffel Tower Hotel stationary, 24.8 x 19.1 cm

Olives in Spain (c. 1925)

Un Coup de Mistral, Provence, c.1928 

oil on canvas

Augustus Edwin John OM, RA, (4 January 1878 – 31 October 1961) was a Welsh painter, draughtsman, and etcher. For a short time around 1910, he was an important exponent of Post-Impressionism in the United Kingdom.
"Augustus was celebrated first for his brilliant figure drawings, and then for a new technique of oil sketching. His work was favourably compared in London with that of Gauguin and Matisse. He then developed a style of portraiture that was imaginative and often extravagant, catching an instantaneous attitude in his subjects."

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_John

Peter Prendergast, a Welsh landscape painter

Evening, Gerlan (1980s)

Orange Cloud over Irish Sea

Orange Sunset, 2000

 Purple with Red Foreground; The Hill from Tan-y-Graig

Peter Prendergast (27 October 1946-14 January 2007) was a Welsh landscape painter. After the death of Sir Kyffin Williams in September 2006, he was recognised as the leading landscape painter in Wales.