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Слайд-шоуDesign for
Drawing- WallArt
- Arts and Crafts
1860- 19th Century
71.0 x 35.0 cm
William Morris Gallery
philip speakman webb (1831 – 1915)
Philip Speakman Webb (1831-1915): Pioneer of Arts & Crafts architecture. Designer of Red House, he championed simplicity, vernacular design, and handcrafted beauty. Explore his influence on Morris & Co. at ArtsDot.
William Morris Gallery (Уолтемстоу, Соединенное Королевство)
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This full-size drawing for an embroidered frieze was produced for Morris & Co. by Philip Webb in around 1860. Webb was primarily an architect, notably designing Morris’ Red House, but was also a gifted draughtsman with a particular interest in the natural world. As a young boy, he studied the illustrations of Thomas Bewick, the influence of whom remained evident throughout Webb’s artistic output. William Morris would often ask Webb to draw the animals within his designs for wallpapers, tapestries and textiles, recognising his superior skill. See for example ‘Trellis’, Morris’s first wallpaper design (William Morris Gallery BLA472), and ‘The Forest’, a large tapestry woven at Merton Abbey in 1887, which also incorporates a peacock into its design alongside Morris’s swirling acanthus leaves. The finished frieze, known as
Об этом произведении
- Название: Design for
- Художник: philip speakman webb
- Год: 1860
- Размер оригинала: 71.0 x 35.0 cm
- Формат: Tall
- Правовой статус: Общественное достояние
- Местонахождение: William Morris Gallery
- Техника исполнения: WallArt
- Период творчества: Early Period
- Контекст корпуса: natural world interest , textile and wallpaper pattern
Основные сведения
- Medium: Drawing
- Subject or theme: Nature and wildlife
- Movement: Arts and Crafts
- Notable elements: Peacock with spread feathers, birds
- Influences: Thomas Bewick
- Artistic style: Naturalistic draughtsmanship
- Dimensions: 71 x 35 cm
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