Augustus John (1878-1961)

He could quite legitimately have said: ‘Come up and see my etchings’. Augustus Edwin John (1878-1961) was a Welsh painter, Tenby born (4th January 1878), who studied at the Slade in London (1896-99) with elder sister Gwen, of whom more later, and in Paris, forging an early reputation because of his etchings (1900-14). ‘Come on … Continue reading Augustus John (1878-1961)