Augustus John
London: Phaidon Press Ltd, 1946. Third Edition. Presentation copy, inscribed and signed by Augustus John to Mrs. David Terry Martin on the front free endpaper. Folio, 26 pages followed by 90 plates, publisher's original dust jacket with the original price unclipped. Publisher's original black cloth covered boards. John Rothenstein’s Augustus John is an important mid-20th-century monograph on one of Britain’s most celebrated modern artists, offering a concise critical study of John’s life and work together with a substantial visual survey of his art. Issued by Phaidon in the mid-1940s and illustrated with 90 plates, the volume presents Augustus John’s portraits, figure studies, and other characteristic work in the large-format style typical of Phaidon’s art books of the period. Long admired for his vigorous draftsmanship, bohemian persona, and prominent place in British art, John remains a significant figure for collectors of modern art, portraiture, and illustrated art reference books, and this monograph is especially appealing in dust jacket and all the more so when found inscribed by the artist himself. Some wear to the jacket, discoloration, corners bumped, else in very good condition. Item #265
Price: $250.00