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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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Dylan Thomas

by Augustus John
oil on canvas, circa 1937-1938
NPG 7049

Dorothy Rose Burns (née Duveen)

by Augustus John
oil on canvas, 1940s?
NPG 5942

Charles Langbridge Morgan

by Augustus John
chalk, 1944
NPG 4472

John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley

by Augustus John
chalk, 1944
NPG 5025

Walter de la Mare

by Augustus John
chalk, 1950
NPG 4473

John Cowper Powys

by Augustus John
chalk, 1955
NPG 4668

Sir Norman Angell

by Augustus John
chalk, 1955
NPG 5595

Sir Norman Angell

by Augustus John
chalk, 1955
NPG 6084

(George) Gilbert Aimé Murray

by Augustus John
chalk, 1957
NPG 4170

Unknown woman

by B. dS, possibly after Augustus John
etching, early 20th century
NPG D42608

Wyndham Lewis

by Augustus John
etching, circa 1903
NPG D37319

Ursula Tyrwhitt

by Augustus John
etching, 1903
NPG D7520

Oliver Elton

after Augustus John
gravure, 1930 or before
NPG D36175

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Sara John (granddaughter)
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