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List of the 100 Most Famous Paintings by Ogast Edvin Džon

Updated октобар 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 244 works by Ogast Edvin Džon in our catalogue

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The most widely known painting by Ogast Edvin Džon is Portrait of the Rt. Hon. William Morris Hughes (1919), in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Сиднеј. 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 Ogast Edvin Džon; the 100 entries below are the best known, listed in rank order with date, holding museum and description.

1878 – 1961, Тенби Post-impressionist landscape Most works: Fitzwilliam College

Ogast Edvin Džon: the 10 principal paintings

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Portrait of the Rt. Hon. William Morris Hughes (1919) by Ogast Edvin Džon

Portrait of the Rt. Hon. William Morris Hughes

1919 · Art Gallery of New South Wales, Сиднеј

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) by Ogast Edvin Džon

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) by Ogast Edvin Džon

Corner, Vielle, France

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

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) by Ogast Edvin Džon

Two Jamaican Girls

1937 · Oil On Canvas · Walker Art Gallery, Liverpud

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) by Ogast Edvin Džon

Girl Leaning on a Stick

1910 · Oil On Canvas · Fitzwilliam College, 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.

Ogast Edvin Džon: entries 11 to 100

11Head of an Old Man (1909) by Ogast Edvin DžonHead of an Old Man1909 12Woman Smiling (1908) by Ogast Edvin DžonWoman Smiling1908 13The Right Honourable David Lloyd George (1863–1945) (1916) by Ogast Edvin DžonThe Right Honourable David Lloyd George (1863–1945)1916 14Thomas Hardy (1840–1928) (1923) by Ogast Edvin DžonThomas Hardy (1840–1928)1923 · Fitzwilliam College 15The Blue Pool (1910) by Ogast Edvin DžonThe Blue Pool1910 · Fitzwilliam College 16Galway (1920) by Ogast Edvin DžonGalway1920 17Reverend Father José Maria (1919) by Ogast Edvin DžonReverend Father José Maria1919 18Sir Caspar John (1920) by Ogast Edvin DžonSir Caspar John1920 19Francis Henry Crittall (1919) by Ogast Edvin DžonFrancis Henry Crittall1919 20Edwin John (1905–1978) (1927) by Ogast Edvin DžonEdwin 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) by Ogast Edvin DžonArchibald 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) by Ogast Edvin DžonGeneral Lord Baden Powell (1857–1941)1930 23Study in Provence (1926) by Ogast Edvin DžonStudy in Provence1926 · Fitzwilliam College 24Vincent Massey (1938) by Ogast Edvin DžonVincent Massey1938 · Nacionalna galerija Kanade 25Portrait of a Jamaican Woman (1937) by Ogast Edvin DžonPortrait of a Jamaican Woman1937 26David John (1937) by Ogast Edvin DžonDavid John1937 27Marchesa Casati (1881–1957) (1942) by Ogast Edvin DžonMarchesa Casati (1881–1957)1942 28Dr Hewlett Johnson (1874–1966) (1940) by Ogast Edvin DžonDr Hewlett Johnson (1874–1966)1940 29David and Dorelia in Normandy (1908) by Ogast Edvin DžonDavid and Dorelia in Normandy1908 · Fitzwilliam College 30Lord Conway of Allington (1930) by Ogast Edvin DžonLord Conway of Allington1930 · Courtauld Gallery 31Caspar (1909) by Ogast Edvin DžonCaspar1909 · Fitzwilliam College 32Sir Edmund Craster (1879–1959) (1944) by Ogast Edvin DžonSir Edmund Craster (1879–1959)1944 · Bodleian Libraries 33Sir William Nicholson (1872–1949) (1909) by Ogast Edvin DžonSir William Nicholson (1872–1949)1909 · Fitzwilliam College 34Dorelia and the Children at Martigues (1910) by Ogast Edvin DžonDorelia and the Children at Martigues1910 · Fitzwilliam College 35Villiers David (1932) by Ogast Edvin DžonVilliers David1932 · Muzej umetnosti i arheologije Ešmolean 36Major Clifford Hugh Douglas (1879–1952) (1933) by Ogast Edvin DžonMajor Clifford Hugh Douglas (1879–1952)1933 · Walker Art Gallery 37Dorelia Seated and Holding Flowers (1912) by Ogast Edvin DžonDorelia Seated and Holding Flowers1912 · Fitzwilliam College 38Jane Ellen Harrison, Newnham College (1874–1879), Lecturer in Classical Archaeology (1899–1922) by Ogast Edvin DžonJane Ellen Harrison, Newnham College (1874–1879), Lecturer in Classical Archaeology (1899–1922)Collège Newnham 39Yvonne (1922) by Ogast Edvin DžonYvonne1922 · Nottingham Castle Museum And Art Gallery 40The Emir Feisal (1919) by Ogast Edvin DžonThe Emir Feisal1919 · Muzej umetnosti i arheologije Ešmolean 41Mrs A. A. Jack (d.c.1953) (1898) by Ogast Edvin DžonMrs A. A. Jack (d.c.1953)1898 42An Old Lady (1898) by Ogast Edvin DžonAn Old Lady1898 43Boy's Head (1898) by Ogast Edvin DžonBoy's Head1898 · Jerwood Gallery 44Female Nude (1900) by Ogast Edvin DžonFemale Nude1900 45A Group of Figures (1904) by Ogast Edvin DžonA Group of Figures1904 46Ardor (1904) by Ogast Edvin DžonArdor1904 47Oliver Elton (1861–1945) (1902) by Ogast Edvin DžonOliver Elton (1861–1945)1902 48Bathers (1904) by Ogast Edvin DžonBathers1904 49Signorina Estella (1900) by Ogast Edvin DžonSignorina Estella1900 50La désespérance d'amour (1901) by Ogast Edvin DžonLa désespérance d'amour1901 51Merikli (1902) by Ogast Edvin DžonMerikli1902 52Ida John (c.1877–1907), Pregnant (1901) by Ogast Edvin DžonIda John (c.1877–1907), Pregnant1901 53Study of Two Women Bathing (1904) by Ogast Edvin DžonStudy of Two Women Bathing1904 54Dorelia McNeill (1881–1969), in a Feathered Hat (1904) by Ogast Edvin DžonDorelia McNeill (1881–1969), in a Feathered Hat1904 55A Summer Noon (1911) by Ogast Edvin DžonA Summer Noon1911 · Nacionalna galerija Kanade 56Dorelia by the Gate (1910) by Ogast Edvin DžonDorelia by the Gate1910 · Nacionalna galerija Kanade 57Sir William Nicholson (1909) by Ogast Edvin DžonSir William Nicholson1909 · Fitzwilliam Museum 58David and Dorelia in Normandy (1908) by Ogast Edvin DžonDavid and Dorelia in Normandy1908 · Fitzwilliam Museum 59Welsh mountains in snow (1911) by Ogast Edvin DžonWelsh mountains in snow1911 · Art Gallery of New South Wales 60Anemones and oranges by Ogast Edvin DžonAnemones and orangesArt Gallery of New South Wales 61Printemps by Ogast Edvin DžonPrintemps 62Barbara Allen by Ogast Edvin DžonBarbara Allen 63Virgin by Ogast Edvin DžonVirgin 64Lady with a Mantilla by Ogast Edvin DžonLady with a Mantilla 65Portrait of a Woman by Ogast Edvin DžonPortrait of a Woman 66The Red Toque by Ogast Edvin DžonThe Red Toque 67Sir Archibald Sinclair (1876–1956) by Ogast Edvin DžonSir Archibald Sinclair (1876–1956) 68Dorelia Standing before a Fence by Ogast Edvin DžonDorelia Standing before a Fence 69Pamela Grove by Ogast Edvin DžonPamela Grove 70Nicondra McCarthy by Ogast Edvin DžonNicondra McCarthy 71George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) by Ogast Edvin DžonGeorge Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) 72Yvonne Macnamara by Ogast Edvin DžonYvonne Macnamara 73Mrs Pitt Rivers by Ogast Edvin DžonMrs Pitt Rivers 74Portrait of a Man by Ogast Edvin DžonPortrait of a Man 75Robin John by Ogast Edvin DžonRobin John 76A French Fisherboy (1907) by Ogast Edvin DžonA French Fisherboy1907 77Romany Folk (1907) by Ogast Edvin DžonRomany Folk1907 78Welsh Mountains Merioneth A View from Tanygrisiau (1911) by Ogast Edvin DžonWelsh Mountains Merioneth A View from Tanygrisiau1911 79William Butler Yeats (1907) by Ogast Edvin DžonWilliam Butler Yeats1907 80Dorelia in a Landscape (1910) by Ogast Edvin DžonDorelia in a Landscape1910 81Dr Edmund Knowles Muspratt (1833–1923), President of the Council of the University of Liverpool (1903–1909) by Ogast Edvin DžonDr Edmund Knowles Muspratt (1833–1923), President of the Council of the University of Liverpool (1903–1909) 82Head of Dorelia McNeill (1881–1969) (1911) by Ogast Edvin DžonHead of Dorelia McNeill (1881–1969)1911 83Edwin John (1905–1978) (1911) by Ogast Edvin DžonEdwin John (1905–1978)1911 84Llyn Treweryn (1911) by Ogast Edvin DžonLlyn Treweryn1911 85Old Ryan (1909) by Ogast Edvin DžonOld Ryan1909 86The Red Feather (1911) by Ogast Edvin DžonThe Red Feather1911 87Study of Two Nudes (1906) by Ogast Edvin DžonStudy of Two Nudes1906 88Two Disciples (1911) by Ogast Edvin DžonTwo Disciples1911 · Jerwood Gallery 89W. B. Yeats (1907) by Ogast Edvin DžonW. B. Yeats1907 90A Canadian Soldier (II) (1917) by Ogast Edvin DžonA Canadian Soldier (II)1917 · Nacionalna galerija Kanade 91A Canadian Soldier (I) (1917) by Ogast Edvin DžonA Canadian Soldier (I)1917 · Nacionalna galerija Kanade 92Head of a Peasant (1915) by Ogast Edvin DžonHead of a Peasant1915 93A Boy (1915) by Ogast Edvin DžonA Boy1915 94The Aran Isles (1912) by Ogast Edvin DžonThe Aran Isles1912 95Study for 'Lyric Fantasy' (1913) by Ogast Edvin DžonStudy for 'Lyric Fantasy'1913 96Señora Gandarillas (1916) by Ogast Edvin DžonSeñora Gandarillas1916 97Michel Salaman (1879–1971) (1912) by Ogast Edvin DžonMichel Salaman (1879–1971)1912 98Robin (1912) by Ogast Edvin DžonRobin1912 99Rachel (1917) by Ogast Edvin DžonRachel1917 100Gypsy in the Sandpit (1912) by Ogast Edvin DžonGypsy in the Sandpit1912

Ogast Edvin Džon: works by period

Principal subjects in the work of Ogast Edvin Džon

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

Ogast Edvin Džon: holding museums

The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.

Museum City Works by Ogast Edvin Džon Paintings from this list
Fitzwilliam College, CambridgeFitzwilliam College Cambridge 18 Girl Leaning on a Stick, Thomas Hardy (1840–1928), The Blue Pool
Nacionalna galerija Kanade, OtavaNacionalna galerija Kanade Otava 12 Vincent Massey, A Summer Noon, Dorelia by the Gate
Art Gallery of New South Wales, СиднејArt Gallery of New South Wales Сиднеј 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, LiverpudWalker Art Gallery Liverpud 3 Two Jamaican Girls, Major Clifford Hugh Douglas (1879–1952)
Muzej umetnosti i arheologije Ešmolean, OxfordMuzej umetnosti i arheologije Ešmolean 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)

Ogast Edvin Džon: principal painting of each decade

Works per decade

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Ogast Edvin Džon's paintings: reference questions

Which painting by Ogast Edvin Džon is the most widely known?Display the answer

Portrait of the Rt. Hon. William Morris Hughes (1919), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Сиднеј. 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 Ogast Edvin Džon when Portrait of the Rt. Hon. William Morris Hughes was painted?Display the answer

41 years: Ogast Edvin Džon was born in 1878 and Portrait of the Rt. Hon. William Morris Hughes is dated 1919.

Which ten paintings by Ogast Edvin Džon 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 and 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 Ogast Edvin Džon are documented?Display the answer

The catalogue records 244 works by Ogast Edvin Džon, dated between 1898 and 1944.

Which museums hold the best-known paintings of Ogast Edvin Džon?Display the answer

Principally in Fitzwilliam College (Cambridge), Nacionalna galerija Kanade (Otava) and Art Gallery of New South Wales (Сиднеј). The museum table above gives the full distribution.

In which period were Ogast Edvin Džon'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 Ogast Edvin Džon 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 Ogast Edvin Džon?Display the answer

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

Which medium predominates in the work of Ogast Edvin Džon?Display the answer

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

With which art movement is Ogast Edvin Džon associated?Display the answer

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

Which works by Ogast Edvin Džon are in the collection of the Fitzwilliam College?Display the answer

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

Ogast Edvin Džon: biographical notes

A Welsh Bohemian: Život i umetnost Avgusta Edvina Džona

Avgust Edwin Džon (Augustus Edwin John) se pojavio kao ključna figura rane britanske umetnosti 20. veka, slikar čiji je život bio jednako živahan i nekonvencionalan kao i platna koja je stvarao. Rođen u Tenbiju, Velsu, 4. januara 1878. godine, njegov umetnički put započeo je pod negujućim uticajem majke, koja je od malih nogu usadila u njega ljubav prema crtanju. Ovo rano ohrabrenje dovelo ga je u Tenby School of Art sa sedamnaest godina, gde se brzo pokazao njegov prirodni talenat. Međutim, upravo upis na Slade School of Fine Art, University College London (1894-1898), zaista je rasplamsao njegov umetnički razvoj. Tamo, pod mentorstvom Henrika Tonksa, usavršio je crtanje do izuzetnog stepena, zaradivši priznanja i etablirajući se kao darovit talenat čak i pre diplomiranja. Dramatičan trenutni zaokret dogodio se 1897. godine sa povredom glave zadobijenom tokom skoka u vodu u Tenbiju. Ovaj incident je duboko promenio njegovu ličnost, oslobodivši novootkrivenu spontanost i hrabrost koja će obeležiti i njegov život i umetnost.

Uticaji i oblikovanje stila

Umetnički senzibilitet Džona bio je ukorenjen u starim majstorima, posebno Peteru Paulu Rubensovom, čije su dinamične kompozicije i bogate palete boja rezonirale sa njim. Istovremeno, upijao je inovacije francuskih savremenika poput Matisa i Gogen, prihvatajući njihovu ekspresivnu upotrebu boje i odbacivanje tradicionalnih akademskih ograničenja. Suptilne tonske harmonije Puvisa de Šavana takođe su ostavile neizbrisiv trag na njegovoj estetskoj viziji. Ovi raznoliki uticaji spojili su se u prepoznatljiv stil karakterisan živim nijansama, tečnim potezima kista i zadivljujućom fokusiranosti na hvatanje suštine subjekata. Nije ga zanimalo samo sličnost; tražio je da otkrije unutrašnji život, prolazne emocije koje definišu svaku osobu. Ova potraga ga je dovela do vrhunske portretnosti, gde je posedovao neverovatan dar da uhvati ono što je nazvao „trenutno držanje“ – trenutni pogled u dušu modela.

Portreti i Lore Romi: Život življen punim plućima

Avgust Edwin Džon se možda najviše pamti po svojim impresivnim portretima istaknutih ličnosti iz aristokratskog i književnog sveta. Njegova platna su oživela ličnosti kao što su Dejvid Lojd Džordž, Džejms Džojs i Džordž Bernard Šo, od kojih je svaka prikazana sa psihološkom dubinom koja prevazilazi puku reprezentaciju. Značajna dela poput *Kaspar* (1909), potresnog prikaza omladinske nevinosti, kao i portreti Arčibalda Henrija Makdonald Sinclera (1924) i Fransisa Henrika Kritala (1919) primer su njegove majstorije u ovom žanru. Međutim, Džonovo umetničko interesovanje nije bilo ograničeno na konvencionalnu portretnost. Duboka fascinacija kulturom Roma dovela ga je da prihvati nomadski način života, putujući sa porodicom karavanom duži vremenski period. Ovo impresivno iskustvo je duboko uticalo na njegovu umetnost, obogaćujući je temama slobode, želje za lutanjem i lepote prirodnog sveta. Njegova duboka veza sa ovom zajednicom kulminirala je u predsedavanju Društva Lore Romi, učvršćujući njegovu posvećenost razumevanju i slavljenju njihovog jedinstvenog načina života. *Vazdušni mehanik Šo* (1935), portret T.E. Lorenca, takođe svedoči o njegovoj sposobnosti da uhvati složene likove sa izuzetnom osetljivošću.

Složna ostavština: Priznanje i ponovna procena

Tokom svoje karijere, Džon je doživeo široko priznanje i periode kritičkih fluktuacija. U početku slavljen zbog svojih inovativnih tehnika uljanog skiciranja i crteža figura, neki kritičari su kasnije smatrali da je njegov rad previše ekstravagantan ili da mu nedostaje slikarska veština. Njegova služba kao ratni umetnik tokom Prvog svetskog rata, priključen kanadskim snagama, donela je nezaboravne portrete vojnika, ali nesrećan incident doveo je do njegovog povratka u Englesku. Uprkos ovim izazovima, Avgust Edwin Džon je ostao značajna figura u britanskoj umetničkoj istoriji. Bio je jedan od retkih umetnika svog vremena koji je postigao široko javno priznanje i igrao je ključnu ulogu u popularisanju Post-Impresionizma u Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu. Odlikovan Ordenom Zasluge 1942. godine, dokumentovao je svoj život i umetničku filozofiju u dva toma autobiografije: *Chiaroscuro* (1952) i *Finishing Touches* (objavljeno posthumno 1964). Iako mu se ugled malo smanjio nakon Drugog svetskog rata, poslednjih godina postoji obnovljena zahvalnost za njegov rad, posebno za živost i originalnost njegovih ranih dela. Njegova ostavština je dodatno obogaćena umetničkim dostignućima njegove sestre, Gwen Džon, čija je jedinstvena vizija takođe značajno doprinela modernističkom pokretu.
  • Rođen: 4. januar 1878., Tenbi, Vels
  • Umro: 31. oktobar 1961., Fordingbridge, Engleska
Umetnost Avgusta Edvina Džona nastavlja da očarava i inspiriše, podsećajući nas na moć individualnog izražavanja i trajni šarm života življenog sa strašću i umetničkim integritetom.

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