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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

William Blake, The ArtistsPortrait of William Blake

William Blake

Art is life, science is death

1757 – 1827
Nicholas Roerich, The ArtistsPortrait of Nicholas Roerich

Nicholas Roerich

Follow your bliss

1874 – 1947
Élisabeth Chaplin, The ArtistsPortrait of Élisabeth Chaplin

Élisabeth Chaplin

A life's worth of paintings dedicated to Florence

1890 – 1982
John Everett Millais, The ArtistsPortrait of John Everett Millais

John Everett Millais

Prodigy, Pre-Raphaelite, sellout?

1829 – 1896
William Holman Hunt, The ArtistsPortrait of William Holman Hunt

William Holman Hunt

Stubborn commitment = beauty

1827 – 1910
Marie Spartali Stillman, The ArtistsPortrait of Marie Spartali Stillman

Marie Spartali Stillman

1844 – 1927
Gustav Klimt, The ArtistsPortrait of Gustav Klimt

Gustav Klimt

Love of country and love of women

1862 – 1918
Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, The ArtistsPortrait of Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh

Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh

1864 – 1933
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, The ArtistsPortrait of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis

Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis

1875 – 1911
18011900

Edward Burne-Jones

Francisco Oller

William Morris

James McNeill Whistler

Edgar Degas

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