Gwen John in a new light at Cork Street show
She was among the first female students to study at the Slade and exhibited with major galleries, but for many years Gwen John (1876- 1939) was forgotten, overshadowed by her famous lover Auguste Rodin and flamboyant artist brother Augustus John.
Now a long-overdue reappraisal of John’s work is under way with some experts acknowledging she was…