George Frederick Watts

George Frederick Watts

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Biography

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 Love and Life.

Books by George Frederick Watts
George Frederic Watts, 1817-1904George Frederic Watts, 1817-1904
The works of mr. G.F. Watts. With a complete catalogue of his picturesThe works of mr. G.F. Watts. With a complete catalogue of his pictures
Discovering the Sculptures of George Frederick WattsDiscovering the Sculptures of George Frederick Watts
G.F. WattsG.F. Watts
The Purple EastThe Purple East
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Quotes by George Frederick Watts

"I paint ideas, not things. My intention is less to paint works that are pleasing to the eye than to suggest great thoughts which will speak to the imagination and the heart and will arouse all that is noblest and best in man."

George Frederick Watts