Artists, Siblings, Visionaries: The Lives and Loves of Gwen and Augustus John

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION

‘Outstanding’ – The Guardian
‘Superb’ – The Telegraph
‘A must read’ – Anne Sebba
‘Lively’ – The Times

They seemed to be polar opposites . . .

Augustus: vivid, volatile and promiscuous. He was a hero among romantics and bohemians, celebrated as one of the great British talents of his generation.

Gwen’s art was magnificent, but she was also more reserved, and as a woman she struggled for the recognition which has only come to her now, years after her death.

Artists, Siblings, Visionaries is a riveting story of love, infidelity, betrayal, and of two extraordinary siblings whose art and lives subverted society’s expectations.
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Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Judith Mackrell
Published: 08/04/2026
Publisher: Picador UK
ISBN: 9781529095845
Pages: 448
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 1.56″ H x 9.36″ L x 6.38″ W

About the Author
Judith Mackrell is a celebrated dance critic, writing first for The Independent and now for The Guardian. Her biography of the Russian ballerina Lydia Lopokova, Bloomsbury Ballerina, was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award. She has also appeared on television and radio, as well as writing on dance, co-authoring The Oxford Dictionary of Dance. She lives in London with her family.