Augustus John
Silver gelatin print
7h x 5w inches

Estimate: €3,000 - 5,000

Madrid, Paris & Berlin, 2007-10, p. 77
Tokyo, 2010, no. 50

Cologne, 2008, p. 57
Man Ray Portraits, 2010, p. 164

This print is in very good general condition. The corners are slightly worn away from the image and with a tiny spot of retouching in the upper right quadrant near the centre. The reverse with light foxing.
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“Augustus John, the English painter, was brought to sit for me. With his wide felt hat and beard he made a very picturesque subject. But he was slightly in his cups that day, his expression was rather stern; when I sent a print to his hotel, I was told he tore it up. Frank Crowninshield of the old Vanity Fair … came upon the portrait of John and stopped in admiration. Never had he seen a face with character so well portrayed. It was forceful and noble, he said.” (Self Portrait, 1988, p. 143)