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Gwen John's biographer Cecily Langdale says the painting probably dates from the late 1910s. A similar, earlier painting by John called Flowers is now held by Manchester Art Gallery.
John's biographer Mary Taubman describes this painting as a "classical and conceptual image and has the appearance of being a considered  and reflective development on the original."
Gwen John Manchester Art Gallery