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Portrait of a West Indian woman

JOHN, Augustus

© Estate of Augustus John. All Rights Reserved 2025/Bridgeman Images/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 2006

Creation/Production

JOHN, Augustus
Date:

Acquisition

Purchase, 11/9/1972

Measurements

Height (cm): 61
Width (cm): 45.7

Techniques

oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting

Material

oil
canvas

Location

Gallery 13

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  • Black Identity
  • Fine Art
  • Identity
  • John, Augustus
  • Painting
  • People
  • Unnamed Portrait
  • Woman

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