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George Frederic Watts OM RA (23 February 1817 – 1 July 1904) 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 Love and Life.
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Hope is a Symbolist oil painting by the English painter...
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George Frederic Watts, OM, RA (London 23 February 1817 – 1 July 1904) was an English Victorian painter and sculptor associated with the Symbolist movement. He said "I paint ideas, not things." Watts became famous in his lifetime for his allegorical works, such as Hope and Love and Life.
- British
- February 23, 1817
- Marylebone, London, United Kingdom
- July 1, 1904
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Apr 15, 2024 · George Frederick Watts (born Feb. 23, 1817, London—died July 1, 1904, Compton, Surrey, Eng.) was an English painter and sculptor of grandiose allegorical themes.
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George Frederic Watts (23 February 1817 – 1 July 1904) 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 Love and Life.
George Frederic Watts. British Painter and Sculptor. Born: February 23, 1817 - London, England. Died: July 1, 1904 - Compton, Surrey, England. Movements and Styles: Symbolism. "I paint ideas, not things.
1817 - 1904. Watts was able to support himself as an artist from the age of 16. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1837 onwards and in 1843 won a prize in a competition for decorations for the new Palace of Westminster. He travelled in Italy from 1843 to 1847, where he was taken with a passion for landscape painting in Tuscany in 1845.
