George Frederic Watts, Ariadne

George Frederic Watts

British · 1817–1904 · Painter, Printmaker

George Frederic Watts was a British painter and sculptor associated with the Symbolist movement. Watts became famous in his lifetime for his allegorical works, such as Hope and… (Wikipedia)

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  1. George Frederic Watts, Portrait of Lady Wolverton, Née Georgiana Tufnell, Half Length, in a Red Dress, oil on panelPortrait of Lady Wolverton, Née Georgiana Tufnell, Half Length, in a Red DressBonhams · $7,040≈ £5,275≈ €6,197Sign up to see
  2. George Frederic Watts, Untitled, in a late 19th-century Florentine carved giltwood frame Provenance: With Christopher WoodUntitledSworders · £5,500≈ $6,956≈ €6,576Sign up to see
  3. George Frederic Watts, HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF ALEXANDER LUMSDEN, Oil on canvasHALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF ALEXANDER LUMSDENLyon & Turnbull · £1,625≈ $1,995≈ €1,811Sign up to see

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Works in museum collections

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George Frederic Watts, Ariadne
Ariadne1894 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1905 — Open Access (CC0)
George Frederic Watts, Clytie
Clytieca. 1868–75 · Painted plaster
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Walter L. Palmer, 1908 — Open Access …
George Frederic Watts, "The School of Legislation" in Lincoln's-Inn Hall, from "Illustrated London News"
"The School of Legislation" in Lincoln's-Inn Hall, from "Illustrated London News"February 4, 1860 · Wood engraving
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Donato Esposito, 2014 — Open Access (…
George Frederic Watts, Noah Building the Ark, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"
Noah Building the Ark, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"1881 · Wood engraving on India paper, mounted on thin card
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1926 — Open Access (CC0)
George Frederic Watts, Noah's Sacrifice, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"
Noah's Sacrifice, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"1881 · Wood engraving on India paper, mounted on thin card
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1926 — Open Access (CC0)
George Frederic Watts, Esau Meeting Jacob, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"
Esau Meeting Jacob, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"1881 · Wood engraving on India paper, mounted on thin card
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1926 — Open Access (CC0)
George Frederic Watts, Study of Death for "Time and Death"
Study of Death for "Time and Death"c. 1868 · pen and brown ink on blue laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
George Frederic Watts, Head of a Young Woman
Head of a Young Woman1860s · black chalk heightened with white on brown wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
George Frederic Watts, Mrs Anne Gertrude Toller
Mrs Anne Gertrude Toller1843
Leicester Museum & Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Leicester Museum & Art Gallery
George Frederic Watts, Mountain Landscape
Mountain Landscape1845
The Tullie ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — The Tullie
George Frederic Watts, Villa Petraia
Villa Petraia1844
Watts Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Watts Gallery
George Frederic Watts, Drowning of the Doctor
Drowning of the Doctor1844
Watts Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Watts Gallery
George Frederic Watts, Echo
Echo1845
Watts Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Watts Gallery
George Frederic Watts, Fiesole, Tuscany
Fiesole, Tuscany1844
Watts Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Watts Gallery
George Frederic Watts, Lady Holland on Daybed
Lady Holland on Daybed1844
Watts Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Watts Gallery
George Frederic Watts, An Old Man Restrained by Two Youths (sketch for a mural in the Villa Carreggi)
An Old Man Restrained by Two Youths (sketch for a mural in the Villa Carreggi)1845
Victoria and Albert Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Victoria and Albert Museum
George Frederic Watts, A Lamplight Study: Herr Joachim
A Lamplight Study: Herr Joachim1868 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Charles L. Hutchinson — public domain (CC0)
George Frederic Watts, Time, Death and Judgment
Time, Death and Judgment1866 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Charles L. Hutchinson — public domain (CC0)
George Frederic Watts, Clytie
Clytie1868 · Plaster
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Lacy Armour Endowment; through prior gift of George…

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