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 Augustus Edwin John
etching, 1907
NPG 3061
by Augustus Edwin John
pencil and wash, circa 1910
NPG 4105
by Augustus Edwin John
oil on canvas, 1916
NPG 4189
by Augustus Edwin John
oil on canvas, 1919
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6095
by Augustus Edwin John
oil on canvas, 1919
NPG 6240
by Augustus Edwin John
chalk, 1921
NPG 3825
Bryan Walter Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne of Bury St Edmunds
by Augustus Edwin John
chalk, circa 1932
NPG 6547
by Augustus Edwin John
oil on canvas, circa 1937-1938
On display in Room 31 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L213
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)
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All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
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Tenby Museum and Art Gallery, Tenby, Pembrokeshire
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