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Augustus John

Augustus John

1878

WA-00001570

PaintingPost-Impressionism

Representation

None documented

9

Institutional Exhibitions

14

Works in Collection

24

Assets Indexed

2

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ562540

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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No image

British Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

No image

The Artist as His Subject

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967

No image

The Artist as His Subject

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967

No image

Masters of British Painting, 1800�1950

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1956

No image

Modern Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1944

No image

Twentieth Century Portraits

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1942–1943

No image

Britain at War

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1941

No image

Painting, Sculpture, Prints

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1939

No image

Summer Exhibition: Painting and Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1932

Field Verification (2 fields)

1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/2920
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/augustus-john
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

About

Why this artist matters now

Augustus John was a Welsh painter and draughtsman known for bold, expressionistic portraiture and figure studies executed in charcoal and oil. Active across the early-to-mid twentieth century, his work ranged from intimate character studies to large-scale murals, marked by a confident, loosely handled technique.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Movement

Post-Impressionism

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (14)

Alice Appleton Hay

1924 · Graphite on paper

17 9/16 × 11 13/16 in. (44.6 × 30 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Girl's Head (F)

1919 · Etching

Plate 6 7/8 x 5 7/16" (17.4 x 13.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1910 · Graphite on paper

14 9/16 × 10 9/16 in. (37 × 26.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Girl with a Curl

1906 · Etching and drypoint

4 15/16 x 4" (12.5 x 10.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Jacob Epstein, Sculptor, No. 1

1905 · Etching

Plate 4 15/16 x 3 15/16" (12.5 x 9.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1902 · Etching and drypoint

plate: 5 1/2 × 3 3/4" (14 × 9.6 cm); sheet: 10 1/4 × 8 9/16" (26 × 21.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Portrait of Ida

1901 · Dark red chalk with traces of graphite on paper

14 in. × 9 15/16 in. (35.6 × 25.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Man with a Pipe

Man with a Pipe

The Artist's Son

1878 · Graphite on paper

17 15/16 × 11 7/16 in. (45.6 × 29.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sheet of Studies of Heads

1878 · Graphite on paper

13 13/16 × 9 15/16 in. (35.1 × 25.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cornet in B-flat

Cornet in B-flat

1849 · Brass, silver-plated

Height: 13 in. (33 cm) Diameter (Of bell): 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pursuit of the French Through Leipzig

Pursuit of the French Through Leipzig

1813 · Hand-colored aquatint on paper

Image: 22.2 × 32 cm (8 3/4 × 12 5/8 in.); Sheet: 33.1 × 45.7 cm (13 1/16 × 18 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Landing of British Army under Abercrombie

Landing of British Army under Abercrombie

1801 · Lithograph on paper

Image/sheet: 34 × 22.1 cm (13 7/16 × 8 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Alice Rothenstein

Alice Rothenstein

Charcoal on paper

18 1/2 x 16" (46.9 x 40.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (4)

14 published of 19 catalogued · 6 with image

The Met
6 published1 img
MoMA
5 publishedof 10 catalogued2 img
Art Institute Chicago
2 published2 img
Unknown
1 published1 img

Record

Images

Man with a Pipe (1900 - 1924)

Rijksmuseum

Pursuit of the French Through Leipzig (1813)

Art Institute of Chicago

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Woman in a Shawl, Sketch of Legs (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

6

Movements1

Post-Impressionism

Collections5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Christie's Artsy

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Market

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Background

Education

Slade School of Fine Art

Visual Arts · 1894