Augustus John

British · 1878–1961 · Painter, Printmaker

Augustus Edwin John 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… (Wikipedia)

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Untitled (Head of a Woman) c1916Menzies · Mar 2023A$18,409≈ $12,287≈ £9,967≈ €11,327Sign up to see
PORTRAIT OF MAVIS DE VERE COLELyon & Turnbull · Jan 2025£6,300≈ $7,696≈ €7,472Sign up to see
GALWAY FOLKWhyte's · Nov 2005€6,500≈ $7,665≈ £4,448Sign up to see

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