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William Morris, The Artists
Portrait of William Morris

William Morris was an English artist born on March 24, 1834. Morris contributed to the Symbolist, Pre Raphaelite and Art Nouveau movements and died on October 3, 1896.

Angel of the Resurrection: Cartoon for Stained Glass, William Morris

Angel of the Resurrection: Cartoon for Stained Glass 1862

Guinevere and Iseult: Cartoon for Stained Glass, William Morris

Guinevere and Iseult: Cartoon for Stained Glass 1862

Trellis, William Morris

Trellis 1862 – 1864

Jasmine, William Morris

Jasmine 1872

Marigold, William Morris

Marigold 1875

It is right and necessary that all men should have work to do which shall he worth doing

Art and Socialism 1884

Wild Tulip, William Morris

Wild Tulip 1884

Willow Bough, William Morris

Willow Bough 1887

The purpose of applying art: to add beauty to the results of the work of man and to add pleasure to the work itself

The Arts and Crafts of Today 1889

Sussex Armchair, William Morris

Sussex Armchair 1865 – 1890

Maurice Denis, The ArtistsPortrait of Maurice Denis

Maurice Denis

Art as prophesy

1870 – 1943
Jean Delville, The ArtistsPortrait of Jean Delville

Jean Delville

1867 – 1953
Austin Osman Spare, The ArtistsPortrait of Austin Osman Spare

Austin Osman Spare

1886 – 1956
Simeon Solomon, The ArtistsPortrait of Simeon Solomon

Simeon Solomon

Flamboyant, unrepentant, and fabulous

1840 – 1905
Marianne Stokes, The Artists

Marianne Stokes

1855 – 1927
Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale, The ArtistsPortrait of Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale

Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale

1872 – 1945
Aubrey Beardsley, The ArtistsPortrait of Aubrey Beardsley

Aubrey Beardsley

"If I am not grotesque I am nothing"

1872 – 1898
Franz Stuck, The ArtistsPortrait of Franz Stuck

Franz Stuck

The darkness beckons

1863 – 1928
Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, The ArtistsPortrait of Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh

Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh

1864 – 1933
18011900

Edward Burne-Jones

Francisco Oller

William Morris

James McNeill Whistler

Edgar Degas

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