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


Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Perfect

Origin:
United States

Materials & Techniques:
Plaster

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Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Perfect