Woman by a Riverbank Augustus John (British, 1878-1961). Woman by a Riverbank, ca. 1910-1912. Oil on panel, 18 x 12 1/2 in. ( x cm). Using bold touches of unmixed pigments, Augustus John painted his companion Dorothy (“Dorelia”) McNeill wearing brightly colored garments that reflect their shared interest in unconventional dress and in Romany culture, a lifelong fascination for the artist. Here, Dorelia appears as a bohemian Venus on the shores of a wild, imagined arcadia that was, in reality, probably a fishing village in Provence. European Art ca. 1910-1912

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