Two Jamaican Girls, painted in 1937 by Augustus John (1878 -1961)

Here is another painting that captured my imagination during my visit to the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. John painted these girls whilst on a trip to Jamaica in 1937. Their names are unknown. He liked to work quickly and applied his paint very thinly. The black outlines he sketched as a guide show through under the yellow paint of the girl on the left. In places it is even possible to see the canvas through the paint.

During 1901 and 1902 Augustus John taught drawing at Liverpool University. He joined the Sandon Studies Society, Liverpool’s progressive art society. Here he held classes for local artists including James Hamilton Hay who painted falling star. John later lived in London and Paris and became famous for his portraits.

Two Jamaican Girls Painted in 1937

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