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Augustus John (1878-1961), Painter

Augustus Edwin John

Sitter associated with 86 portraits
Artist associated with 32 portraits
John was born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, the third of four children. A brilliant student at the Slade School of Art (1894-98). He had also studied together with his sister Gwen John in Paris. He was associated with the New English Art Club and the Camden Town Group but remained largely independent from artistic trends and movements. By the 1920s he was the leading portraitist of his day whose sitters included distinguished contemporaries such as George Bernard Shaw and T.E. Lawrence. He was elected to the Royal Academy in 1928. Alongside these achievements his lifestyle epitomised that of the bohemian artist, a reputation bolstered by his fascination with Romany culture.

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Ax140133

Lady Ottoline Morrell; Emily Chadbourne; Dorelia McNeill; Augustus John

possibly by Philip Edward Morrell
cream-toned vintage snapshot print, May 1909
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Ax140134

Augustus John; Dorelia McNeill

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
cream-toned vintage snapshot print, May 1909
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Ax140135

Lady Ottoline Morrell; Augustus John; Mrs Kochlin; Dorelia McNeill

possibly by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, June 1909
NPG Ax140135

Ax140137

Emily Chadbourne; Mrs Kochlin; Dorelia McNeill; Augustus John

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, June 1909
NPG Ax140137

Ax140208

Augustus John; Lady Ottoline Morrell

by Unknown photographer
vintage snapshot print, 1910
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Ax140210

Augustus John

by Unknown photographer
vintage snapshot print, 1910
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Ax7819

Augustus John

by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 13 January 1914
NPG Ax7819

x135063

Augustus John

by Curling
vintage press print, 1924
NPG x135063

Ax141838

Sir Caspar John; Augustus John; Philip Edward Morrell

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, late 1924
NPG Ax141838

Ax141841

Poppet Pol (née John); Augustus John

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, late 1924
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Ax141842

Augustus John

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, late 1924
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Ax141843

Augustus John

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, late 1924
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x135064

Iris Tree; Augustus John

by Pacific & Atlantic Photos Ltd
vintage press print, 1925
NPG x135064

x20684

Augustus John; Constantin Brancusi; Frank Owen Dobson

by Unknown photographer
vintage press print, circa 1925
NPG x20684

Ax143138

Augustus John

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, March 1930
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Ax143140

Augustus John

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, March 1930
NPG Ax143140

x173531

Augustus John

by Vandyk, copied by Bassano
half-plate film negative, 1930
NPG x173531

x132876

Augustus John

by Carl Vandyk
vintage press print, 1930
NPG x132876

Ax144009

Dorelia McNeill; Lady Ottoline Morrell; Augustus John

possibly by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1936
NPG Ax144009

Ax144010

Dorelia McNeill; Lady Ottoline Morrell; Augustus John

possibly by Philip Edward Morrell
vintage snapshot print, 1936
NPG Ax144010

Related People
Amaryllis Fleming (daughter)
Sir Caspar John (son)
Fenella John (granddaughter)
Gwen John (sister)
Henry John (son)
Pyramus John (son)
Robin John (son)
Dorothy ('Dorelia') McNeill (wife)
Poppet Pol (née John) (daughter)
Julius White (grandson)
Vivien White (née John) (daughter)
Yuri White (grandson)
Links
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
Hull University Art Collection, Hull, Lincolnshire
Tenby Museum and Art Gallery, Tenby, Pembrokeshire
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