Nude Girl Standing, Looking Up

Art Historical Context

**Nude Girl Standing, Looking Up** is a captivating etching by the renowned British artist Augustus John, created around 1919. Measuring 29 × 21.8 cm, this intimate print captures a nude figure in a poised, gaze, rendered with John's signature bold and fluid lines. Housed in the National Gallery of Art's Rosenwald Collection, it exemplifies the post-World War I era's fascination with the human form, blending vulnerability with quiet strength. Augustus John, a leading figure in early 20th-century British art, was celebrated for his dynamic portraits and nudes, influenced by post-impressionism ...

About the Artist

Augustus John

Augustus Edwin John OM RA (1878–1961) was a Welsh painter, draughtsman, and etcher whose prodigious early gifts made him the most celebrated portraitist in Britain during the first decades of the twentieth century. Born on 4 January 1878 in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, he lost his mother Augusta Smith in childhood, a loss that left a permanent mark on his restless temperament. He and his elder sister Gwe...