Artists, Siblings, Visionaries : The lives and loves of Gwen and Augustus John

Author: Judith Mackrell

Biography & True Stories

Published on 19 March 2026 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 448 pages
130 x 197 x 29mm | 330g

Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-FictionAn insightful dual biography of brother and sister artists Gwen and Augustus John.

'Outstanding' - The Guardian'Superb' - The Telegraph'A must read' - Anne Sebba'Lively' - The TimesThey 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 by Judith Mackrell is a riveting story of love, infidelity, betrayal, and of two extraordinary siblings whose art and lives subverted society’s expectations.