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The artist his wife, his sister, their lover; Artists GWEN and AUGUSTUS JOHN's Bohemian behaviour scandalised society. MARY GREENE reveals the colourful tale behind the canvases at a new exhibition.
The Daily Mail (London, England)
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August 21, 2004
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Byline: MARY GREENE
Even by the wildest of Bohemian standards, it was a complex menage.
Artist Augustus John was driven by an insatiable sexual appetite that nearly destroyed the lives of the women who loved him best. His domestic life was an extraordinary tangle of passions. His wife, Ida, although at first jealous of his beautiful mistress, Dorelia, eventually fell in love with her. As did Augustus's sister Gwen.
Small wonder that John's reputation - in his youth he was fIted as the most famous British artist of his day - has been overwhelmed by ...
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