At Pallant House
Alice Spawls: Gwen John, 21 September 2023
“... blouse, which exceeds the canvas. Perhaps she learned from Rembrandt’s early portraits, or from Titian, how a posture becomes a declaration, a costume a character.This painting is crucially missing from the current exhibition at Pallant House, which considers John alongside her contemporaries and antecedents (until 8 October). It seems astonishing that ... ”