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LOT 267:
William Morris. Artist, Craftsman, Pioneer
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Sold for: 4,000p
Start price:
200
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Estimated price :
2,000p - 2,500p
Buyer's Premium: 15%
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William Morris. Artist, Craftsman, Pioneer
Flame Tree Publishing House, 2019
192 pp., colour illustrations, 30 by 28.7 cm
IRevised edition of the bestselling backlist title. William Morris was an outstanding character of many talents, being an architect, writer, social campaigner, artist and, with his Kelmscott Press, an important figure of the Arts and Crafts movement. Many of us probably know him best, however, from his superb furnishings and textile designs, intricately weaving together natural motifs in a highly stylized two-dimensional fashion influenced by medieval conventions. Following on from the bestselling success of Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Alphonse Mucha, of the same series, this delightful new book offers a survey of his life and work alongside some of his finest decorative work. It is a richly beautiful book.
Richly illustrated. English Edition.
