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 Sir William Orpen
oil on canvas, exhibited 1900
NPG 4252
Augustus John, Ambrose McEvoy and Philip Wilson Steer
by Frederick Cole
albumen cabinet card, circa 1900
NPG P1830
Group associated with the New English Art Club
by Sir William Orpen
pencil, black chalk (or charcoal), pen, ink and watercolour, circa 1904
NPG 6345
The Selecting Jury of the New English Art Club, 1909
by Sir William Orpen
oil on canvas, 1909
NPG 2556
Some members of the New English Art Club
by Donald Graeme MacLaren
pencil and watercolour, circa 1910-1914
NPG 2663
by (Charles) John Hope-Johnstone
platinum print, 1922
NPG P134(25)
by (Charles) John Hope-Johnstone
platinum print, 1922
NPG P134(10)
by (Charles) John Hope-Johnstone
platinum print, 1922
NPG P134(18)
by William Rothenstein
sanguine and white chalk, 1924
NPG 4246
by Unknown photographer
vintage bromide print, April 1899
NPG x38484
by George Charles Beresford
sepia platinotype print, 1902
NPG x13487
by George Charles Beresford
sepia-toned platinotype print, 1902
NPG x13488
by George Charles Beresford
vintage print, 1902
NPG x135062
possibly by (Charles) John Hope-Johnstone
vintage snapshot print, 1909
NPG Ax13021
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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