Augustus Edwin John, Portrait of Ida - Bibliography - Souvenir Catalogue: Vancouver Art Gallery

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Image source: Souvenir Catalogue: Vancouver Art Gallery. Vancouver: Vancouver Art Gallery, 1931.

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Souvenir Catalogue: Vancouver Art Gallery. Vancouver: Vancouver Art Gallery, 1931.

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AUGUSTUS E. JOHN, R.A. 1879

Born at Tenby, South Wales. Made his name as a master draughtsman while at the Slade School and soon became prominent in England as a vigorous painter and portraitist. His drawings and portraits are remarkable for a keen insight into character and movement. Attached as an artist to the Canadian Army in France. Represented in many national and private collections.

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