Augustus John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)

Details

Augustus John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961)

Head of T E Lawrence

signed lower right John, inscribed and dated lower left P C 21-3-19, pencil
4 1/2 x 3 3/4in. (10.5 x 9cm.)

Provenance

Richard Nathanson

Literature

D. Fraser Jenkins, Passionate Visions Gwen John and Augustus John, Swansea Festival Exhibition Catalogue, 1991, p.22, no.37

Exhibited

London, Piccadilly Gallery, Augustus John, July, 1991, no.37 Swansea, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and Museum, Swansea Festival Exhibition, Passionate Visions: Gwen John and Augustus John, Sept. - Nov. 1991, no. 37

Lot Essay

'Lloyd George commissioned Augustus John to record the Peace Conference of 1919. This drawing, sketched on a small notepad on Friday, 21 March perhaps conveys some of the disappointment and frustration felt by Lawrence over the proposals made that day by President Wilson'
(D. Fraser Jenkins, op. cit.)

An oil portrait of T E Lawrence as Aircraftman Shaw was sold in these Rooms on 9 March 1990 as lot 240 for 21,000

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