GWEN JOHN (BRITISH 1876-1939)GIRL IN A MAUVE DRESSPencil, watercolour and gouacheStamped with the estate stamp (lower right)16 x 12.5cm (6¼ x 4¾ in.)Executed circa 1920s. A comparable drawing of the same subject inscribed and dated by the artist Pétite négresse. Dessin du 3ieme Lundi d'Aout. 1928 was sold at Christie's on 17 March 2016, lot 33. The so-called 'Dessins du Lundi' were drawings given every week to Véra Oumancoff, John's neighbour in Meudon and the object of the artist's final romantic obsession. The inscriptions indicate the date of presentation rather than execution. Provenance:Estate of the artistDavis & Langdale Company, Inc, New York Private Collection, USA (acquired from the above)Thence by descent to the present ownerExhibited:New York, Davis & Langdale, Inc, Gwen John 1876-1939: Drawings and Watercolors, 1981, cat no. 1906