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Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (Tenby, Pembrokeshire 1878-1961 Fordingbridge, Hampshire)

A Canadian infantryman

Name: Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (Tenby, Pembrokeshire 1878-1961 Fordingbridge, Hampshire)
Brand: A Canadian infantryman
Price: 2200.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised GBP 2,750

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Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (Tenby, Pembrokeshire 1878-1961 Fordingbridge, Hampshire)

A Canadian infantryman

Price Realised GBP 2,750

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Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (Tenby, Pembrokeshire 1878-1961 Fordingbridge, Hampshire)
A Canadian infantryman

pencil on paper
18 x 12 in. (45.8 x 30.5 cm.)

Phillips, London.

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Lot Essay

Sent to France as a war artist by Lord Beaverbrook in 1917, John made numerous drawings of Canadian soldiers such as this one, many of which are now in the Imperial War Museum, London. Lively and rapidly sketched, they have a powerful immediacy.
We are grateful to Rebecca John for her help in preparing this catalogue entry.
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