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 Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1959
NPG x125511
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1959
NPG x125512
Augustus John; Julius White; Yuri White
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1959
NPG x125513
Fenella John; Augustus John; Julius White; Yuri White
by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1959
NPG x125514
Dorelia McNeill; Augustus John
by Cecil Beaton
vintage bromide print, June 1960
NPG x133299
by P.A. Reuter Photos Ltd
bromide print, 3 January 1960
NPG x139602
by P.A. Reuter Photos Ltd
bromide print, 3 January 1960
NPG x139598
Simon John; Augustus John; Fenella John
by P.A. Reuter Photos Ltd
bromide print, 3 January 1960
NPG x139603
Dorelia McNeill; Augustus John
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, circa 1960
NPG x198522
Dorelia McNeill; Augustus John
by Cecil Beaton
gelatin silver print, circa 1960
NPG x198584
Dorelia McNeill; Augustus John
by Cecil Beaton
vintage bromide print, June 1960
NPG x40245
Augustus John; Talitha Dina Pol
by United Press International
bromide press print, 1961
NPG x135097
by Douglas Miller, for Keystone Press Agency Ltd
bromide print, 13 March 1961
NPG x139604
by Bernard Partridge
ink and watercolour on artists' board, 1922 or before
NPG D9759
by Alexander ('Alick') Penrose Forbes Ritchie
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1926
NPG D2671
Antelope Tavern, 1929 (Bruce Blunt; Augustus John; Philip Arnold Heseltine (Peter Warlock))
by Anthony Wysard
pen and ink and wash, 1929
NPG D306
Pax! (Kenneth Clark, Baron Clark; Augustus John and nine other unknown sitters)
after Ernest Forbes
gravure, published in The Sketch 27 January 1937
NPG D47455
by Julian Melgrave
drypoint etching, 1950s?
NPG D3312
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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