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The image depicts a room with an angled ceiling, a partial window, and an adjacent wall taking up most of the space. The color palette consists of muted tones including beige, brown, and hints of soft yellow and white. The window is situated in the top left corner with sheer curtains hanging down and a small yellowish object placed on the windowsill. The wall with simple line details dominates the right side of the image, casting shadows and illustrating the room's corner.
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The image depicts a room with an angled ceiling, a partial window, and an adjacent wall taking up most of the space. The color palette consists of muted tones including beige, brown, and hints of soft yellow and white. The window is situated in the top left corner with sheer curtains hanging down and a small yellowish object placed on the windowsill. The wall with simple line details dominates the right side of the image, casting shadows and illustrating the room's corner.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Corner of the Artist's Room, Rue Terre Neuve, Meudon

Gwen John

Date
1915/1919
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite
Dimensions
overall: 24.5 x 22.2 cm (9 5/8 x 8 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2005.143.7
Credit line
Gift (Partial and Promised) of Mimi and Sanford Feld
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • architecture
  • British
  • interior
  • Window
  • Curtain
  • Wall
Provenance

Estate of the artist until 1982 (number E. J. 905); (Anthony d'Offay, London): private collection (1982 - 1988); (Davis & Langdale Company, Inc., New York); Mr. and Mrs. Sanford I. Feld, Far Hills, New Jersey; partial gift to NGA, 2005.

Marks

lower right: artist's signature stamp

NGA object ID 134320. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.