William Butler Yeats: fourth plate

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
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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