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Augustus John

(1878-1961), Painter

Augustus 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.

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Augustus John, by Charles F. Slade - NPG x21187

Augustus John

by Charles F. Slade
snapshot print enlargement, September 1909
NPG x21187

Augustus John, by Charles F. Slade - NPG x21189

Augustus John

by Charles F. Slade
snapshot bromide print, 1909
NPG x21189

Augustus John; Dorelia McNeill, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax140134

Augustus John; Dorelia McNeill

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
cream-toned vintage snapshot print, May 1909
NPG Ax140134

Augustus John, by Unknown photographer - NPG Ax140210

Augustus John

by Unknown photographer
vintage snapshot print, 1910
NPG Ax140210

Augustus John, by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by  Duckworth & Co - NPG Ax7855

Augustus John

by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 13 January 1914
NPG Ax7855

Augustus John, by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by  Duckworth & Co - NPG Ax7819

Augustus John

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

Augustus John, by (Charles) John Hope-Johnstone - NPG Ax13022

Augustus John

by (Charles) John Hope-Johnstone
vintage snapshot print, circa 1922
NPG Ax13022

Poppet Pol (née John); Augustus John, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax141841

Poppet Pol (née John); Augustus John

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, late 1924
NPG Ax141841

Augustus John, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax141842

Augustus John

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, late 1924
NPG Ax141842

Augustus John, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax141843

Augustus John

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, late 1924
NPG Ax141843

Iris Tree; Augustus John, by Pacific & Atlantic Photos Ltd - NPG x135064

Iris Tree; Augustus John

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

Augustus John, by Lady Ottoline Morrell - NPG Ax143138

Augustus John

by Lady Ottoline Morrell
vintage snapshot print, March 1930
NPG Ax143138

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