Gwen John (British, 1876-1939) Mère Poussepin stamped with estate stamp 'Gwen John' (lower left) pencil 25 x 16.5 cm. (10 x 6 1/2 in.) Executed circa 1920 Footnotes: Provenance With Davis & Langdale Company, New York, where acquired by Howard D. Monroe Exhibited New York, Davis & Langdale Company, Gwen John (1876-1939), 2-27 February 1988, cat.no.12 Mère Poussepin (1653-1744), founder of the order of nuns whose Meudon chapter lived near Gwen John, became the subject of a celebrated series of paintings and drawings by the artist. John based these works on a simple black-and-white prayer card depicting the nun. We are grateful to Cecily Langdale for her assistance in cataloguing this lot. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing