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.
by Howard Coster
vintage bromide print on card mount, 1937
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x1939
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10970
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10971
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10972
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10973
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10974
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10975
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10976
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10979
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10980
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10981
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10982
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10983
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10984
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1937
NPG x10985
by Norman Parkinson
bromide print on card mount, 1951
NPG x30009
Fiore de Henriquez; Augustus John
by Felix Fonteyn
2 1/4 inch square film negative, July 1952
NPG x127327
Augustus John; Fiore de Henriquez
by Felix Fonteyn
2 1/4 inch square film negative, July 1952
NPG x127328
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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