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VERY Rare - Augustus Edwin John bust of woman: Edith Ashley. She was a New York socialite. The piece was …
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VERY Rare - Augustus Edwin John bust of woman: Edith Ashley. She was a New York socialite. The piece was made circa 1930.
Augustus Edwin John
(1878 - 1961)
British
unique plaster
20 x 20 x 9 in.
signed on the back base l
British
1878 - 1961
unique plaster
20 x 20 x 9 in.
signed on the back base
1978 Born in Wales
1894–1898 Studied at the Slade School, where he was a star pupil, winning great renown for his superb draftsmanship
1898 Won the Summer Composition Prize
1903 Member of the New English Art Club
1901–1904 Professor of Painting at Liverpool University
1905–1914 Traveled widely in France, Holland and Belgium
1921 Associate of the Royal Academy
1928–1938 Elected a Royal Academician (re-elected in 1940)
1940 Member of the London Group
1940 Retrospective exhibition of his drawings held at the National Gallery in London
1942 Awarded the Order of Merit
1948–1949 Arts Council touring retrospective exhibition
1954 Retrospective exhibition in the Diploma Gallery of the Royal Academy
1956 Retrospective exhibition at the Graves Art Gallery in Sheffield
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- Dimensions
- 20ʺW × 9ʺD × 20ʺH
- Styles
- Art Deco
- Art Subjects
- Portrait
- Period
- 1930s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Plaster
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- White
- Condition Notes
- Perfect Perfect less
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