William Morris

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. Get notified when William Morris's biography is complete:

Angel of the Resurrection: Cartoon for Stained Glass

Guinevere and Iseult: Cartoon for Stained Glass

Trellis

Jasmine

Marigold

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

Art and Socialism

Wild Tulip

Willow Bough

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

Sussex Armchair

Portrait of Nicholas Roerich

Nicholas Roerich

Follow your bliss

Portrait of Zinaida Serebriakova

Zinaida Serebriakova

Widowed mother of four leaves Russia for Paris

Portrait of Vũ Cao Đàm

Vũ Cao Đàm

Bright colors and a sharp suit

Portrait of Edward Burne-Jones

Edward Burne-Jones

A return to stained-glass grace

Portrait of Simeon Solomon

Simeon Solomon

Flamboyant, unrepentant, and fabulous

Marianne Stokes

Portrait of Gustav Klimt

Gustav Klimt

Love of country and love of women

Portrait of Aubrey Beardsley

Aubrey Beardsley

"If I am not grotesque I am nothing"

Portrait of Franz Stuck

Franz Stuck

The darkness beckons

A return to stained-glass grace

Edward Burne-Jones

Francisco Oller William Morris

"Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things."

The beautiful weirdness of nature

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