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An exquisite draftsman and a wonderful colourist, John's attitude to modern art was ambivalent. He admired Cèzanne, Van Gogh and Gaugin, and the oil panels he exhibited at the Chenil Gallery, Chelsea, in 1910, were hated by traditionalists. Nevertheless, John declined to be included in the Second Post Impressionist Exhibition at London in 1912-13, though he was represented in the much broader New York Armory Show in 1913. Several works were also included in An Exhibition of Works by Certain Modern Artists of Welsh Birth or Extraction, organised by the National Museum of Wales in 1913-14.

This art work is part of Turner to Cezanne: Masterpieces from the Davies Collection, National Museum Wales exhibition which is touring the United States until August 2010. More information...