Augustus John
Welsh painter (1878–1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Augustus Edwin John OM RA (4 January 1878 – 31 October 1961) was a Welsh painter, draughtsman, and etcher. For a time he was considered the most important artist at work in Britain: Virginia Woolf remarked that by 1908 the era of John Singer Sargent and Charles Wellington Furse "was over. The age of Augustus John was dawning."[1] He was the younger brother of the painter Gwen John.
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Born | Augustus Edwin John (1878-01-04)4 January 1878 Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales |
Died | (1961-10-31)31 October 1961 (aged 83) Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England |
Known for | painter |
Movement | Post-Impressionism |
Spouse | |
Partner | Dorothy "Dorelia" McNeill |
Children | various, including Casper, Vivien, Gwyneth, Amaryllis, and Tristan |
Relatives | Gwen John (sister) |
Awards | Order of Merit Royal Academician |
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