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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
Alfred Kubin, The ArtistsPortrait of Alfred Kubin

Alfred Kubin

1877 – 1959
Félicien Rops, The ArtistsPortrait of Félicien Rops

Félicien Rops

Blasphemy is the ultimate kink

1833 – 1898
John Everett Millais, The ArtistsPortrait of John Everett Millais

John Everett Millais

Prodigy, Pre-Raphaelite, sellout?

1829 – 1896
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
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, The ArtistsPortrait of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis

Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis

1875 – 1911
Gerda Wegener, The ArtistsPortrait of Gerda Wegener

Gerda Wegener

1886 – 1940
18011900

Edward Burne-Jones

Francisco Oller

William Morris

James McNeill Whistler

Edgar Degas

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