Walter Crane, Woman Seated on a Sofa

Walter Crane

British · 1845–1915 · Painter, Printmaker

Walter Crane was an English artist, book illustrator, and prominent advocate for anti-authoritarian democratic socialism among British socialists and in the labour movement of… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Walter Crane, Two-Handled VaseTwo-Handled VaseBonhams · $8,960≈ £7,126≈ €8,293Sign up to see
  2. Walter Crane, RARE SET OF SIX 'FLORA'S TRAIN' TILES, CIRCA 1900-1902, 1900, relief moulded earthenwareRARE SET OF SIX 'FLORA'S TRAIN' TILES, CIRCA 1900-1902Lyon & Turnbull · £4,788≈ $5,885≈ €5,550Sign up to see
  3. Walter Crane, FOUR 'TIMES OF DAY & SEASONS' TILE PANELS, CIRCA 1878, 1878, printed and painted ceramicFOUR 'TIMES OF DAY & SEASONS' TILE PANELS, CIRCA 1878Lyon & Turnbull · £3,750≈ $5,003≈ €4,403Sign up to see

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Walter Crane was an English artist, book illustrator, and prominent advocate for anti-authoritarian democratic socialism among British socialists and in the labour movement of the 19th century. An artistic activist—retroactively classifiable as an "artivist"—Crane produced a large body of both apolitical illustrations for primarily children's literature, though also contemporary English adult-audience trade-books and general-interest literature, as well as visual works with explicit socio-political messaging.

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Born 1845, LiverpoolDied 1915, HorshamOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q660917 ↗ULAN 500014587 ↗Museum works 20

Symbolism

Also known as Walter Crané

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Walter Crane, Woman Seated on a Sofa
Woman Seated on a Sofa1865–1915 · Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor) over graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Mrs. Carl Selden and Florence and C…
Walter Crane, Italian Farmhouse
Italian Farmhouse1871–73 · Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1971 — Open Access (CC0)
Walter Crane, The Mirror of Venus, or L'Art et Vie (Art and Life)
The Mirror of Venus, or L'Art et Vie (Art and Life)ca. 1890 · Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …
Walter Crane, Design for Trade Card [The Sun Life Assurance Society]
Design for Trade Card [The Sun Life Assurance Society]1880–89 · Pen and brown ink over graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …
Walter Crane, Valentine
Valentine1876 · White card stock with gilding; chromolithography, gold lithography
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Richard Riddell, 1981 — Open Acc…
Walter Crane, Dancing Nymph (Nymphe Danseuse), from "L'Estampe Originale"
Dancing Nymph (Nymphe Danseuse), from "L'Estampe Originale"1895 · Lithograph
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1922 — Open Access (CC0)
Walter Crane, Prince Charming in the Forest
Prince Charming in the Forestpen and brush and red ink
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Julius S. Held Collection — Open Access …
Walter Crane, Kensington Gardens [recto]
Kensington Gardens [recto]1863 · graphite with blue wash on illustration board
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
Walter Crane, Sketch of a Couple Seated with Cloud Studies [verso]
Sketch of a Couple Seated with Cloud Studies [verso]1863 · graphite and pen and brown ink on illustration board
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
Walter Crane, Design for a Shakespeare Memorial
Design for a Shakespeare Memorialpen and black ink with gray wash 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 …
Walter Crane, The Lady of Shalott
The Lady of Shalott1862
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art
Walter Crane, The Renaissance of Venus
The Renaissance of Venus1877
National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery
Walter Crane, Neptune's Horses
Neptune's Horses1892
Neue Pinakothek ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Neue Pinakothek
Walter Crane, Vase
Vase1889
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Maw & Co., via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art
Walter Crane, Prince Charming in the Forest
Prince Charming in the Forest
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Walter Crane, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Walter Crane, Kensington Gardens [recto]
Kensington Gardens [recto]1863
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Walter Crane, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Walter Crane, Design for a Shakespeare Memorial
Design for a Shakespeare Memorial
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Walter Crane, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Walter Crane, A Herald of Spring
A Herald of Spring1872
Birmingham Museums Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Birmingham Museums Trust
Walter Crane, Napkin Depicting The Five Senses
Napkin Depicting The Five Senses1891 · Linen, satin weave self-patterned by reversing of faces
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Through prior acquisition of the George F. Harding …
Walter Crane, Vase
Vase1889 · Earthenware
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katharine Lee Reid — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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