Lot 54
IRVING PENN (1917-2009)
Augustus John, 1958
Closed14 April 2010
Price Realised
USD 15,000
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Born in Tenby, England in 1878, Augustus John studied at the Slade School in London (1894-99). A fiery individualist, he was described by his friend, the painter Wyndham Lewis, as 'a great man of action in whose hands the fairies had placed a paintbrush instead of a sword'.
By the 1920s, John was Britain's leading portrait painter.
By the 1920s, John was Britain's leading portrait painter.