Augustus John
(1878-1961), PainterAugustus Edwin John
Sitter in 106 portraits
Artist associated with 33 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 Augustus John
pencil, circa 1898
NPG 6595
by Augustus John
chalk, circa 1900
NPG 4119
by Augustus John
chalk
NPG 3056
by Augustus John
etching, 1907
NPG 3061
by Augustus John
pencil and wash, circa 1907
NPG 4105
by Augustus John
oil on canvas, 1916
NPG 4189
by Augustus John
pencil, 1918
NPG 3149
by Augustus John
pencil, 1919
NPG 3187
by Augustus John
oil on canvas, 1919
NPG 6240
by Augustus John
chalk, 1921
NPG 3825
by Augustus John
pencil, 1923
NPG 3188
by Augustus John
pencil, 1925
NPG 2362
by Augustus John
chalk, circa 1929
NPG 2910
Bryan Walter Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne of Bury St Edmunds
by Augustus John
chalk, circa 1932
NPG 6547
Related People
- Amaryllis Fleming (daughter)
- Sir Caspar John (son)
- Fenella John (granddaughter)
- Gwendolen Mary ('Gwen') John (sister)
- Henry John (son)
- Pyramus John (son)
- Robin John (son)
- Sara John (granddaughter)
- Dorothy ('Dorelia') McNeill (wife)
- Poppet Pol (née John) (daughter)
- Talitha Dina Pol (granddaughter)
- Julius White (grandson)
- Vivien White (née John) (daughter)
- Yuri White (grandson)
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