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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.271
People
Augustus Edwin John, British, Welsh (Tenby, Wales 1878 - 1961 Fordingbridge, England)
Title
William Butler Yeats: fourth plate
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1919
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/12477

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 17.5 x 12.7 cm (6 7/8 x 5 in.)
sheet: 27.6 x 21.9 cm (10 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: u.r etched in plate: "John"; l.r. in graphite pencil: "John"
  • inscription: lower margin, brown ink: "No 128 W. B. Yeats Imp. No. 24/50"

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
24/50
Standard Reference Number
Dodgson 27

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Patricia Cornwell
Copyright
© Estate of Augustus Edwin John / Bridgeman Images
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.271
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Commentary
Augustus John studied at the Slade School of Art at University College London. Although not very well known today, he was called one of the most celebrated artists of his day. Much of his work consists of portraits. His portrait etchings were recognized for the intensity of their psychological insights and considered "cruel" in their truth of depiction. John frequently used his artistic acquaintences as models, this is a portrait of the poet William Butler Yeats.

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