A special memorial is to be unveiled for the world renowned artist from Pembrokeshire, Gwen John, to acknowledge her international contribution to Welsh art history.

Today (Saturday) the memorial will be unveiled in Dieppe, France, to mark the artist’s final resting place – which was re-discovered as part of extensive research for S4C’s documentary series Mam - wlad gyda Ffion Hague last year.

The documentary, which is set to be shown on S4C later this year, will follow the preparations for the day of unveiling the memorial and will hear from some of the experts of the art world about the importance of this historical day.

It will be an opportunity to celebrate the unique talent of Gwen John.

Born in Haverfordwest in 1876, Gwen and her family moved to Tenby following the death of her mother.

Gwen followed her brother Augustus to London to study before moving to Paris, where she entered an all- consuming love affair with the world-famous French sculptor Rodin.

Gwen John passed away in September 1939 at the age of 63.

The slate, commissioned by Tinopolis and S4C, denotes the birth place and death of Gwen in French.

In Welsh, the words ‘People are like shadows to me and like a shadow I am to them’, which is a translation of a sentence Gwen wrote in one of her letters to Rodin.