Portræt af Augustus Edwin John

List of the 100 Most Famous Paintings by Augustus Edwin John

Opdateret oktober 2026 · rangeret efter vores popularitetsscore (søgninger, besøg og ordrer for hvert værk) · 244 værker af Augustus Edwin John i vores katalog

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The most widely known painting by Augustus Edwin John is Portrait of the Rt. Hon. William Morris Hughes (1919), in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. The next entries are Portrait of a Young Man (1929) and Air Mechanic Shaw (Colonel T. E. Lawrence of Arabia, 1888–1935) (1935). The catalogue documents 244 works by Augustus Edwin John; the 100 entries below are the best known, listed in rank order with date, holding museum and description.

1878 – 1961, Tenby Post-impressionist landscape Flest værker: Fitzwilliam-museet

Augustus Edwin John: the 10 principal paintings

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Portrait of the Rt. Hon. William Morris Hughes (1919) af Augustus Edwin John

Portrait of the Rt. Hon. William Morris Hughes

The portrait captures the likeness of William Morris Hughes in 1919, rendered in oil on canvas. The composition focuses on the psychological presence of the subject, moving beyond mere physical resemblance to seek an instantaneous attitude of the sitter. Through fluid brushwork and a command of tonal harmony, the artist attempts to reveal the inner life and fleeting emotions of the man. The work reflects a period of transition, executed…

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Air Mechanic Shaw (Colonel T. E. Lawrence of Arabia, 1888–1935) (1935) af Augustus Edwin John

Air Mechanic Shaw (Colonel T. E. Lawrence of Arabia, 1888–1935)

1935 · Oil On Canvas · Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool

In the evocative portrait Air Mechanic Shaw (Colonel T. E. Lawrence of Arabia, 1888–1935), the viewer is invited into a profound encounter with one of the most complex figures of the twentieth century. Painted by the celebrated Welsh artist Augustus Edwin John in 1935, this work transcends mere military documentation to offer a psychological study of a man caught between identities. The subject, famously known as Lawrence of Arabia, is…

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Corner, Vielle, France (1920) af Augustus Edwin John

Corner, Vielle, France

1920 · Oil On Canvas · Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

Corner, Vielle, France is an oil on canvas painting by the artist Augustus Edwin John. The work is signed in the lower left corner with the name "John" rendered in brown paint. This piece is part of the collection at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

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Two Jamaican Girls (1937) af Augustus Edwin John

Two Jamaican Girls

1937 · Oil On Canvas · Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool

The painting is a portrait of two young girls sitting next to each other on a porch. They appear to be looking at the viewer with curiosity or interest. The girls are wearing dresses, which adds a sense of innocence and youthfulness to their appearance. In addition to the girls, there are several other elements in the painting that contribute to its overall atmosphere. A chair is visible on the…

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Girl Leaning on a Stick (1910) af Augustus Edwin John

Girl Leaning on a Stick

1910 · Oil On Canvas · Fitzwilliam-museet, Cambridge

In "Girl Leaning on a Stick," Augustus Edwin John presents a quiet study of a young woman. Painted about 1910, this work captures a moment of stillness. The subject is positioned in a contemplative pose, her presence defined by a sense of introspection. There is a certain weight to her stillness, a feeling of a private thought caught in a fleeting instant.

Augustus Edwin John: entries 11 to 100

11Head of an Old Man (1909) af Augustus Edwin JohnHead of an Old Man1909 12Woman Smiling (1908) af Augustus Edwin JohnWoman Smiling1908 13The Right Honourable David Lloyd George (1863–1945) (1916) af Augustus Edwin JohnThe Right Honourable David Lloyd George (1863–1945)1916 14Thomas Hardy (1840–1928) (1923) af Augustus Edwin JohnThomas Hardy (1840–1928)1923 · Fitzwilliam-museet 15The Blue Pool (1910) af Augustus Edwin JohnThe Blue Pool1910 · Fitzwilliam-museet 16Galway (1920) af Augustus Edwin JohnGalway1920 17Reverend Father José Maria (1919) af Augustus Edwin JohnReverend Father José Maria1919 18Sir Caspar John (1920) af Augustus Edwin JohnSir Caspar John1920 19Francis Henry Crittall (1919) af Augustus Edwin JohnFrancis Henry Crittall1919 20Edwin John (1905–1978) (1927) af Augustus Edwin JohnEdwin John (1905–1978)1927 21Archibald Henry Macdonald Sinclair (1890–1970), 1st Baronet of Ulbster and 1st Viscount Thurso, Liberal Statesman, Secretary of State for Scotland and Secretary of State for Air (1924) af Augustus Edwin JohnArchibald Henry Macdonald Sinclair (1890–1970), 1st Baronet of Ulbster and 1st Viscount Thurso, Liberal Statesman, Secretary of State for Scotland and Secretary of State for Air1924 22General Lord Baden Powell (1857–1941) (1930) af Augustus Edwin JohnGeneral Lord Baden Powell (1857–1941)1930 23Study in Provence (1926) af Augustus Edwin JohnStudy in Provence1926 · Fitzwilliam-museet 24Vincent Massey (1938) af Augustus Edwin JohnVincent Massey1938 · National Gallery of Canada 25Portrait of a Jamaican Woman (1937) af Augustus Edwin JohnPortrait of a Jamaican Woman1937 26David John (1937) af Augustus Edwin JohnDavid John1937 27Marchesa Casati (1881–1957) (1942) af Augustus Edwin JohnMarchesa Casati (1881–1957)1942 28Dr Hewlett Johnson (1874–1966) (1940) af Augustus Edwin JohnDr Hewlett Johnson (1874–1966)1940 29David and Dorelia in Normandy (1908) af Augustus Edwin JohnDavid and Dorelia in Normandy1908 · Fitzwilliam-museet 30Lord Conway of Allington (1930) af Augustus Edwin JohnLord Conway of Allington1930 · Courtauld Gallery 31Caspar (1909) af Augustus Edwin JohnCaspar1909 · Fitzwilliam-museet 32Sir Edmund Craster (1879–1959) (1944) af Augustus Edwin JohnSir Edmund Craster (1879–1959)1944 · Bodleianbiblioteket 33Sir William Nicholson (1872–1949) (1909) af Augustus Edwin JohnSir William Nicholson (1872–1949)1909 · Fitzwilliam-museet 34Dorelia and the Children at Martigues (1910) af Augustus Edwin JohnDorelia and the Children at Martigues1910 · Fitzwilliam-museet 35Villiers David (1932) af Augustus Edwin JohnVilliers David1932 · Ashmolean Museet for Kunst og Arkæologi 36Major Clifford Hugh Douglas (1879–1952) (1933) af Augustus Edwin JohnMajor Clifford Hugh Douglas (1879–1952)1933 · Walker Art Gallery 37Dorelia Seated and Holding Flowers (1912) af Augustus Edwin JohnDorelia Seated and Holding Flowers1912 · Fitzwilliam-museet 38Jane Ellen Harrison, Newnham College (1874–1879), Lecturer in Classical Archaeology (1899–1922) af Augustus Edwin JohnJane Ellen Harrison, Newnham College (1874–1879), Lecturer in Classical Archaeology (1899–1922)Collège Newnham 39Yvonne (1922) af Augustus Edwin JohnYvonne1922 · Nottingham Castle Museum And Art Gallery 40The Emir Feisal (1919) af Augustus Edwin JohnThe Emir Feisal1919 · Ashmolean Museet for Kunst og Arkæologi 41Mrs A. A. Jack (d.c.1953) (1898) af Augustus Edwin JohnMrs A. A. Jack (d.c.1953)1898 42An Old Lady (1898) af Augustus Edwin JohnAn Old Lady1898 43Boy's Head (1898) af Augustus Edwin JohnBoy's Head1898 · Jerwood Gallery 44Female Nude (1900) af Augustus Edwin JohnFemale Nude1900 45A Group of Figures (1904) af Augustus Edwin JohnA Group of Figures1904 46Ardor (1904) af Augustus Edwin JohnArdor1904 47Oliver Elton (1861–1945) (1902) af Augustus Edwin JohnOliver Elton (1861–1945)1902 48Bathers (1904) af Augustus Edwin JohnBathers1904 49Signorina Estella (1900) af Augustus Edwin JohnSignorina Estella1900 50La désespérance d'amour (1901) af Augustus Edwin JohnLa désespérance d'amour1901 51Merikli (1902) af Augustus Edwin JohnMerikli1902 52Ida John (c.1877–1907), Pregnant (1901) af Augustus Edwin JohnIda John (c.1877–1907), Pregnant1901 53Study of Two Women Bathing (1904) af Augustus Edwin JohnStudy of Two Women Bathing1904 54Dorelia McNeill (1881–1969), in a Feathered Hat (1904) af Augustus Edwin JohnDorelia McNeill (1881–1969), in a Feathered Hat1904 55A Summer Noon (1911) af Augustus Edwin JohnA Summer Noon1911 · National Gallery of Canada 56Dorelia by the Gate (1910) af Augustus Edwin JohnDorelia by the Gate1910 · National Gallery of Canada 57Sir William Nicholson (1909) af Augustus Edwin JohnSir William Nicholson1909 · Fitzwilliam Museum 58David and Dorelia in Normandy (1908) af Augustus Edwin JohnDavid and Dorelia in Normandy1908 · Fitzwilliam Museum 59Welsh mountains in snow (1911) af Augustus Edwin JohnWelsh mountains in snow1911 · Art Gallery of New South Wales 60Anemones and oranges af Augustus Edwin JohnAnemones and orangesArt Gallery of New South Wales 61Printemps af Augustus Edwin JohnPrintemps 62Barbara Allen af Augustus Edwin JohnBarbara Allen 63Virgin af Augustus Edwin JohnVirgin 64Lady with a Mantilla af Augustus Edwin JohnLady with a Mantilla 65Portrait of a Woman af Augustus Edwin JohnPortrait of a Woman 66The Red Toque af Augustus Edwin JohnThe Red Toque 67Sir Archibald Sinclair (1876–1956) af Augustus Edwin JohnSir Archibald Sinclair (1876–1956) 68Dorelia Standing before a Fence af Augustus Edwin JohnDorelia Standing before a Fence 69Pamela Grove af Augustus Edwin JohnPamela Grove 70Nicondra McCarthy af Augustus Edwin JohnNicondra McCarthy 71George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) af Augustus Edwin JohnGeorge Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) 72Yvonne Macnamara af Augustus Edwin JohnYvonne Macnamara 73Mrs Pitt Rivers af Augustus Edwin JohnMrs Pitt Rivers 74Portrait of a Man af Augustus Edwin JohnPortrait of a Man 75Robin John af Augustus Edwin JohnRobin John 76A French Fisherboy (1907) af Augustus Edwin JohnA French Fisherboy1907 77Romany Folk (1907) af Augustus Edwin JohnRomany Folk1907 78Welsh Mountains Merioneth A View from Tanygrisiau (1911) af Augustus Edwin JohnWelsh Mountains Merioneth A View from Tanygrisiau1911 79William Butler Yeats (1907) af Augustus Edwin JohnWilliam Butler Yeats1907 80Dorelia in a Landscape (1910) af Augustus Edwin JohnDorelia in a Landscape1910 81Dr Edmund Knowles Muspratt (1833–1923), President of the Council of the University of Liverpool (1903–1909) af Augustus Edwin JohnDr Edmund Knowles Muspratt (1833–1923), President of the Council of the University of Liverpool (1903–1909) 82Head of Dorelia McNeill (1881–1969) (1911) af Augustus Edwin JohnHead of Dorelia McNeill (1881–1969)1911 83Edwin John (1905–1978) (1911) af Augustus Edwin JohnEdwin John (1905–1978)1911 84Llyn Treweryn (1911) af Augustus Edwin JohnLlyn Treweryn1911 85Old Ryan (1909) af Augustus Edwin JohnOld Ryan1909 86The Red Feather (1911) af Augustus Edwin JohnThe Red Feather1911 87Study of Two Nudes (1906) af Augustus Edwin JohnStudy of Two Nudes1906 88Two Disciples (1911) af Augustus Edwin JohnTwo Disciples1911 · Jerwood Gallery 89W. B. Yeats (1907) af Augustus Edwin JohnW. B. Yeats1907 90A Canadian Soldier (II) (1917) af Augustus Edwin JohnA Canadian Soldier (II)1917 · National Gallery of Canada 91A Canadian Soldier (I) (1917) af Augustus Edwin JohnA Canadian Soldier (I)1917 · National Gallery of Canada 92Head of a Peasant (1915) af Augustus Edwin JohnHead of a Peasant1915 93A Boy (1915) af Augustus Edwin JohnA Boy1915 94The Aran Isles (1912) af Augustus Edwin JohnThe Aran Isles1912 95Study for 'Lyric Fantasy' (1913) af Augustus Edwin JohnStudy for 'Lyric Fantasy'1913 96Señora Gandarillas (1916) af Augustus Edwin JohnSeñora Gandarillas1916 97Michel Salaman (1879–1971) (1912) af Augustus Edwin JohnMichel Salaman (1879–1971)1912 98Robin (1912) af Augustus Edwin JohnRobin1912 99Rachel (1917) af Augustus Edwin JohnRachel1917 100Gypsy in the Sandpit (1912) af Augustus Edwin JohnGypsy in the Sandpit1912

Augustus Edwin John: works by period

Principal subjects in the work of Augustus Edwin John

The four subjects most frequently represented among these works, each with its best-known example.

Augustus Edwin John: holding museums

De 8 museer, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.

Museum By Værker af Augustus Edwin John Malerier fra denne liste
Fitzwilliam-museet, CambridgeFitzwilliam-museet Cambridge 18 Girl Leaning on a Stick, Thomas Hardy (1840–1928), The Blue Pool
National Gallery of Canada, OttawaNational Gallery of Canada Ottawa 12 Vincent Massey, A Summer Noon, Dorelia by the Gate
Art Gallery of New South Wales, SydneyArt Gallery of New South Wales Sydney 5 Portrait of the Rt. Hon. William Morris Hughes, Corner, Vielle, France, Welsh mountains in snow
Fitzwilliam MuseumFitzwilliam Museum 4 Woman with a daffodil, Sir William Nicholson, David and Dorelia in Normandy
Walker Art Gallery, LiverpoolWalker Art Gallery Liverpool 3 Two Jamaican Girls, Major Clifford Hugh Douglas (1879–1952)
Ashmolean Museet for Kunst og Arkæologi, OxfordAshmolean Museet for Kunst og Arkæologi Oxford 3 Villiers David, The Emir Feisal
Jerwood Gallery, HastingsJerwood Gallery Hastings 3 Boy's Head, Two Disciples
Grundy Art Gallery, BlackpoolGrundy Art Gallery Blackpool 1 Air Mechanic Shaw (Colonel T. E. Lawrence of Arabia, 1888–1935)

Augustus Edwin John: principal painting of each decade

Værker per årti

Select a decade to display its principal painting.

Augustus Edwin John's paintings: reference questions

Which painting by Augustus Edwin John is the most widely known?Display the answer

Portrait of the Rt. Hon. William Morris Hughes (1919), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. The following entries are Portrait of a Young Man (1929) and Air Mechanic Shaw (Colonel T. E. Lawrence of Arabia, 1888–1935) (1935).

What was the age of Augustus Edwin John when Portrait of the Rt. Hon. William Morris Hughes was painted?Display the answer

41 years: Augustus Edwin John was born in 1878 and Portrait of the Rt. Hon. William Morris Hughes is dated 1919.

Which ten paintings by Augustus Edwin John are the best known?Display the answer

Portrait of the Rt. Hon. William Morris Hughes, Portrait of a Young Man, Air Mechanic Shaw (Colonel T. E. Lawrence of Arabia, 1888–1935), Corner, Vielle, France, Two Jamaican Girls, Carlotta, Girl Leaning on a Stick, Woman with a daffodil, The Tutor og Dorelia McNeill (1881–1969), in the Garden at Alderney Manor. The list above records the date and holding museum of each.

How many works by Augustus Edwin John are documented?Display the answer

The catalogue records 244 works by Augustus Edwin John, dated between 1898 and 1944.

Which museums hold the best-known paintings of Augustus Edwin John?Display the answer

Principally in Fitzwilliam-museet (Cambridge), National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa) og Art Gallery of New South Wales (Sydney). The museum table above gives the full distribution.

In which period were Augustus Edwin John's best-known works painted?Display the answer

In 1910s: 33 of the 100 works listed on this page are dated to that period, including Portrait of the Rt. Hon. William Morris Hughes.

Which are the earliest and latest dated works by Augustus Edwin John on this list?Display the answer

The earliest dated work listed here is Mrs A. A. Jack (d.c.1953) (1898); the latest is Sir Edmund Craster (1879–1959) (1944).

Which subjects recur most in the work of Augustus Edwin John?Display the answer

Portrait (27), Woman (10) og Reflection (9), out of the 100 works listed on this page.

Which medium predominates in the work of Augustus Edwin John?Display the answer

Oil On Canvas, in 9 of the 100 works listed on this page.

With which art movement is Augustus Edwin John associated?Display the answer

Post-impressionist landscape, as documented by the works on this page.

Which works by Augustus Edwin John are in the collection of the Fitzwilliam-museet?Display the answer

Girl Leaning on a Stick, Thomas Hardy (1840–1928) og The Blue Pool are among the 9 works on this page in the collection of the Fitzwilliam-museet, Cambridge.

Augustus Edwin John: biographical notes

A Welsh Bohemian: The Life and Art of Augustus Edwin John

Augustus Edwin John, en mand hvis liv var lige så levende og ukonventionel som de malerier, han skabte, er en af det tidlige 20. århundredes mest bemærkelsesværdige britiske kunstnere. Født i Tenby, Wales, den 4. januar 1878, begyndte hans kunstneriske rejse med en tidlig inspiration fra sin mor, der indgydede ham en kærlighed til tegning fra en ung alder. Denne tidlige støtte førte ham til Tenby School of Art i 17-årsalderen, hvor hans naturlige talent hurtigt blev tydeligt. Men det var hans efterfølgende optagelse på Slade School of Fine Art i University College London (1894-1898), der virkelig antændte hans kunstneriske udvikling. Her, under veiledning af Henry Tonks, perfektionerede han sin tegneteknik til et exceptionelt niveau, opnåede anerkendelse og etablerede sig som en talentfuld ung mand, selv før han dimitterede. Et dramatisk vendepunkt kom i 1897 med en hovedskade, der blev påført under et dykkerprøve i Tenby. Denne hændelse forandrede hans personlighed dybt og udløste en nyfundet spontanitet og mod, som ville karakterisere både hans liv og kunst.

Indflydelser og Shaping af en Stil

Johns kunstneriske sanser var dybt rodfæstet i de gamle mestere, især Peter Paul Rubens, hvis dynamiske kompositioner og rige farvepaletter resonerede med ham. Samtidig absorberede han innovationerne fra franske samtidige som Matisse og Gauguin, der omfavnede deres udtryksfulde brug af farver og afvisning af traditionelle akademiske begrænsninger. De subtile toneharmoni fra Puvis de Chavannes efterlod også et varigt præg på hans æstetiske vision. Disse forskellige indflydelser forenedes til en distinkt stil, der var kendetegnet ved livlige nuancer, flydende penselstrøg og en overbevisende fokus på at fange essensen af hans emner. Han var ikke blot interesseret i lighed; han søgte at afsløre det indre liv, de flygtige følelser, der definerede hver enkelt person. Denne stræben førte ham til at udmærke sig inden for portrætter, hvor han besad en bemærkelsesværdig evne til at fange et "øjebliks attitude" – et øjeblikkeligt glimt ind i sit sitters sjæl. Han var kendt for sin evne til at skildre ikke blot udseende, men også personlighed og følelser med enestående dygtighed.

Portrætter og Romani Lore: Et Liv Fuldt Levende

Augustus Edwin John er måske bedst husket for sine slående portrætter af prominente figurer fra den aristokratiske og litterære verden. Hans malerier bragte liv til personer som David Lloyd George, James Joyce og George Bernard Shaw, hver gengivet med en psykologisk dybde, der gik ud over blot repræsentation. Bemærkelsesværdige værker som *Caspar* (1909), et hjerteskærende billede af ungdommelig uskyld, og portrætter af Archibald Henry Macdonald Sinclair (1924) og Francis Henry Crittall (1919) illustrerer hans mesterskab inden for genren. Men Johns kunstneriske interesser udvandt sig langt ud over de konventionelle portrætter. En dyb fascination med Romani-kulturen førte ham til at omfavne en nomadelivsstil, hvor han rejste i en karavan sammen med sin familie i en forlængelse af årene. Denne immersive oplevelse påvirkede hans kunst dybt og infunderede den med temaer om frihed, vandringslust og skønheden i naturen. Hans dybe forbindelse til denne fællesskab kulminerede i hans præsidentskab for Gypsy Lore Society, hvilket bekræftede hans engagement i at forstå og fejre deres unikke måde at leve på. *Air Mechanic Shaw* (1935), et portræt af T.E. Lawrence, står som et andet eksempel på hans evne til at fange komplekse karakterer med bemærkelsesværdig følsomhed.

En Kompleks Arv: Anerkendelse og Omsidskuelæggelse

I løbet af sin karriere oplevede John både bred anerkendelse og perioder med kritisk udsving. I første omgang blev han fejret for sine innovative oliestegninger og figurtegninger, men nogle kritikere fandt senere hans arbejde for overdrevent flamboyant eller manglende penselstrøg. Hans tjeneste som krigskunstner under Første Verdenskrig, knyttet til den canadiske styrke, resulterede i mindeværdige portrætter af soldater, men en uheldig hændelse førte til hans tilbagekaldelse til England. På trods af disse udfordringer forblev Augustus Edwin John en betydelig figur i britisk kunsthistorie. Han var en af de få kunstnere på sin tid, der opnåede bred offentlig anerkendelse og spillede en central rolle i at popularisere Post-Impressionismen i Storbritannien. Han blev tildelt Order of Merit i 1942 og dokumenterede sit liv og kunstneriske filosofi i to bind med selvbiografi: *Chiaroscuro* (1952) og *Finishing Touches* (publiceret posthumt i 1964). Selvom hans ry aftog lidt efter Anden Verdenskrig, er der i de seneste år sket en genopdagelse af hans arbejde, især for den livlighed og originalitet i sine tidlige værker. Hans arv beriges yderligere af sin søsters kunstneriske præstationer, Gwen John, hvis egen unikke vision bidrog væsentligt til modernismens bevægelse.
  • Født: 4. januar 1878, Tenby, Wales
  • Død: 31. oktober 1961, Fordingbridge, England

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