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The Convalescent
Gwen John1915/1925
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States
Details
- Title: The Convalescent
- Creator: Gwen John
- Date Created: 1915/1925
- Physical Dimensions: overall: 41.3 x 33.8 cm (16 1/4 x 13 5/16 in.) framed: 49.9 x 41.9 x 4.1 cm (19 5/8 x 16 1/2 x 1 5/8 in.)
- Provenance: Acquired from the artist November 1924 by the estate of John Quinn [1870-1924], New York; (his estate sale, American Art Galleries, New York, 9-12 February 1927, 3rd day, no. 477, as Girl Reading a Letter); (Joseph Brummer [1883-1947], New York); John Quinn's sister, Julia Quinn Anderson; 1934 to her daughter, Mary Anderson [Mrs. Thomas F.] Conroy; 1970 to her husband, Thomas F. Conroy; acquired by 1975 by private collection; sold 1986 through (Davis & Langdale Company Inc., New York) to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia;[1] gift 1994 to NGA. [1] Provenance from Cecily Langdale, Gwen John: With a Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings and a Selection of the Drawings, New Haven and London, 1987: 169.
- Medium: oil on canvas
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