AN OFFENDED ARTIST.
PEER MUTILATES PORTRAIT. London, Oct. 5. The Daily Express gives details of an unusual incident, in which the mutilation of a portrait caused a controversy between Mr. Augustus John, the wellknown artist, and Lord Leverhulme. The artist painted the peer's picture for a large fee, but Lord Leverhulme cut oil the head, in order to fit it into a particular space, and the mutilated frame was accidentally returned to Mr. John's studio. He was deeply insulted, and demanded an explanation. Lord Leverhulme har.dsoinely apologised, but at the same time maintained his right to do as he liked with his own picture, bought and paid for. Mr. Augustus John maintains that the mutilation of a work of art is >'nUtuttfftbl* uodtr »ay tireiuwturo -
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Taranaki Daily News, 30 October 1920, Page 5
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125AN OFFENDED ARTIST. Taranaki Daily News, 30 October 1920, Page 5
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