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'''William Walker Morris''' (born March 11, 1832) was an British nineteenth-century painter of the [[Victorian]] period who worked in [[Greenwich]] and [[Deptford]], [[England]], and was known particularly for his bucolic genre oil paintings depicting sporting and homestead life, with an emphasis on hunting dogs. His works draw upon the imagery of life in the [[Scottish Highlands]].<ref>Wood, Christopher. ''Dictionary of Victorian Painters.'' London: Antique Collectors Club, 1971, p. 366.</ref> He died at some time from 1867 to 1881.
'''William Walker Morris''' (born March 11, 1832) was an British nineteenth-century painter of the [[Victorian decorative arts|Victorian]] period who worked in [[Greenwich]] and [[Deptford]], [[England]], and was known particularly for his bucolic genre oil paintings depicting sporting and homestead life, with an emphasis on hunting dogs. His works draw upon the imagery of life in the [[Scottish Highlands]].<ref>Wood, Christopher. ''Dictionary of Victorian Painters.'' London: Antique Collectors Club, 1971, p. 366.</ref> He died at some time from 1867 to 1881.


==Life==
==Life==
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==Selected surviving works==
==Selected surviving works==

[[File:WWM.jpg|thumb|left|"Rest on the Way", signed and dated "W.W. Morris 1861", oil on canvas, 24 × 20 in. (61.0 × 50.8 cm)]]
[[File:WWM.jpg|thumb|left|"Rest on the Way", signed and dated "W.W. Morris 1861", oil on canvas, 24 × 20 in. (61.0 × 50.8 cm)]]

[[File:Pony and Two Deerhounds.png|thumb|left|"Pony and Two Deerhounds", signed W. W. Morris, oil on canvas, 30 × 25 in. (76.0 × 63.5 cm)]]
[[File:Pony and Two Deerhounds.png|thumb|left|"Pony and Two Deerhounds", signed W. W. Morris, oil on canvas, 30 × 25 in. (76.0 × 63.5 cm)]]


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== References ==
== References ==

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Revision as of 12:46, 10 June 2022

William Walker Morris
Born(1832-03-11)11 March 1832
Weaverham
Diedbetween January and March 1867 (aged 34-35)
Wandsworth
Known forPainting

William Walker Morris (born March 11, 1832) was an British nineteenth-century painter of the Victorian period who worked in Greenwich and Deptford, England, and was known particularly for his bucolic genre oil paintings depicting sporting and homestead life, with an emphasis on hunting dogs. His works draw upon the imagery of life in the Scottish Highlands.[1] He died at some time from 1867 to 1881.

Life

Morris was born in Weaverham, Cheshire, England to John C. Morris and Jane Morris, the first of seven children.[2] His siblings were Alfred (1834), Harriet (1839), Ann (1841), Sarah (1843), Robert (1845), John (1847), and James (1849). He grew up in a household that was consumed by art. His father was a noted painter himself, allowing W. W. Morris the opportunity to learn his craft at a very young age directly from the hand of his father. In the Census of England of 1851, both John C. Morris and W. W. Morris have as occupation "Painter". In the Census of England of 1861, John C. Morris's occupation is further clarified as "Sheep painter". In the Census of England of 1871, W. W. Morris's brother John William Morris, has as occupation listed "Artist", who[vague] was then already married and a father of a one-year-old child, and by 1881 John William has listed as occupation "Animal artist". Similarly, W. W. Morris's brother Alfred was a painter, listed in The Royal Academy of Arts: A Complete Dictionary, along with W. W. Morris and John C. Morris.[3]

While little is known of his W. W. Morris's life, by just eighteen years of age he was demonstrating high artistic skill, with one work, "The Task" (1850), displayed by the Royal Academy of Arts (RAA). His acclaim grew during his twenties and thirties, with additional works being exhibited by the RAA, including "The Match Seller" (1851), "The Pets" (1854), "Left in Charge" (1855), "The Shepard's Devotion" (1855), "The Gamekeeper's Son" (1856), and "Sketches from Life" (1867). Not surprisingly, his works were often exhibited alongside his father's, who himself between 1851 and 1862 had nine works exhibited by the RAA, a number of these coinciding by date and location with W. W. Morris's own works.[4] W. W. Morris's brother Alfred Morris also exhibited works at the RAA, and many of his works have survived in private collections and sold at auction in both Europe and the United States.[5]

The National Trust has in its permanent collection one of Morris’s works, housed at Anglesey Abbey, “The Milk Stall”,[6] and the Williamson Art Gallery and Museum houses “Bidston Heath”.[7]

Several of Morris's works have survived in private collections as well, dating between 1850 through his death. His oil paintings have been offered at Christie’s and Sotheby’s. One such work, "Stalking on the Highlands", suggests that he lived until 1871, challenging the common understanding that he had died in 1867. Another work, “Terriers”, is signed 1874.[8] Yet another, “Scotties on a Summit”,[9] reports[vague] a date of 1881.

In the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837–1915, Morris is reported to have died in the January–March period of 1867 in Wandsworth, London.[10]

Selected surviving works

"Rest on the Way", signed and dated "W.W. Morris 1861", oil on canvas, 24 × 20 in. (61.0 × 50.8 cm)
"Pony and Two Deerhounds", signed W. W. Morris, oil on canvas, 30 × 25 in. (76.0 × 63.5 cm)
  • “The Milk Stall” (1852)[11]
  • “The Gamekeeper’s Son” (1856)[12]
  • ”A Cottage Interior with Child, Dog, and Baby" (1856)[13]
  • “Bidston Heath” (1857)[14]
  • “The Young Gamekeeper” (1861)[15]
  • “A Chat with the Young Gamekeeper” (1861)[16]
  • “A Rest on the Way” (1861)[17]
  • “Highlanders with Their Dogs” (1863)[18]
  • “The Day’s Bag”, no. 1 (1865)[19]
  • “The Day’s Bag”, no. 2 (1865)[20]
  • “Stalking on the Highlands” (1871)[21]
  • “Terriers” (1874)[22]
  • “Scotties on a Summit” (1881)[23]
  • “Waiting for the Master”[24]
  • “Waiting for Master”[25]
  • “The Guardian”[26]
  • “Boy with Terriers Rabbiting”[27]
  • "Boys Fishing while Girl Collects Flowers"[28]

References

  1. ^ Wood, Christopher. Dictionary of Victorian Painters. London: Antique Collectors Club, 1971, p. 366.
  2. ^ English, Cheshire Bishop’s Transcripts, 1576–1933. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
  3. ^ Alfred is confirmed as W. W. Morris's brother by the same address: 20 Albert Road, Peckham, listed for each of the three in Algernon Graves, The Royal Academy of Arts: A Complete Dictionary of Contributors and their work from its foundation in 1769 to 1904, Vol. 5, London: Henry Graves and Co., and George Bell and Sons, 1906.
  4. ^ Algernon Graves, The Royal Academy of Arts: A Complete Dictionary of Contributors and their work from its foundation in 1769 to 1904, Vol. 5, London: Henry Graves and Co., and George Bell and Sons, 1906.
  5. ^ As documented on Invaluable.com, https://www.invaluable.com/artist/morris-alfred-jypo60czc7/sold-at-auction-prices/
  6. ^ As documented February 11, 2022 on ARTUK.org, https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/a-milk-stall-in-st-jamess-park-london-169894
  7. ^ As documented February 11, 2022 on ARTUK.org, https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/a-milk-stall-in-st-jamess-park-london-169894
  8. ^ Lot 212, The Potomac Company, October 6, 2013, https://auctions.potomackcompany.com/asp/fullCatalogue.asp?salelot=45+++++++212+&refno=+++35024
  9. ^ Lot 250, Christie’s Sporting Art, Wildlife, and Dogs auction, May 14, 2007, https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4908354
  10. ^ General Register Office. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837–1915, Vol. 1d, p. 330
  11. ^ Permanent collection, Anglesey Abbey, The National Trust, United Kingdom, https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/a-milk-stall-in-st-jamess-park-london-169894
  12. ^ Lot 47, Christie’s Sporting Art and Dogs auction, November 25, 1999, https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-1625967
  13. ^ Lot 41, Bonham's European Furniture, Decorative, and Fine Arts, September 19, 2017, https://www.askart.com/art_auction_details/Bonhams_California/50465/107661/Bonhams_California.aspx
  14. ^ Permanent collection, Williamson Art Gallery & Museum, The National Trust, United Kingdom, https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/bidston-heath-wallasey-in-the-distance-wirral-67345
  15. ^ Lot 35, Sotheby’s Scottish & Sporting Pictures auction, August 26, 2008, https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2008/scottish-sporting-pictures-l08621/lot.35.html
  16. ^ Lot 67, Skinner’s American & European Paintings, May 15, 2009, https://issuu.com/skinnerinc/docs/2459/38
  17. ^ Lot 216, Skinner’s American & European Works of Art auction, September 21, 2018, https://www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/3140B/lots/216
  18. ^ Lot 42, Waddington’s British & Continental Art auction, September 7-12, 2019, https://www.waddingtons.ca/auction/british-continental-art-sep-12-2019/gallery/lot/42/
  19. ^ Lot 126, Bonhams’s The Dog Sale auction, February 16, 2010, https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/17623/lot/126/?category=list
  20. ^ Lot 114, Christie’s Sporting Art auction, December 2, 1998, https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-1398834
  21. ^ Lot 39, Christie’s The Scottish Sale auction, May 24, 2007, https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-4906943?ldp_breadcrumb=back&intObjectID=4906943&from=salessummary&lid=1
  22. ^ Lot 212, The Potomac Company, October 6, 2013, https://auctions.potomackcompany.com/asp/fullCatalogue.asp?salelot=45+++++++212+&refno=+++35024
  23. ^ Lot 250, Christie’s Sporting Art, Wildlife, and Dogs auction, May 14, 2007, https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4908354
  24. ^ Lot 84, Garth’s, January 12, 2019, https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/waiting-for-the-master-by-william-walker-morris-f-84-c-3564ea5a05
  25. ^ Lot 515, McTear’s, The British & International Pictures auction, August 21, 2019, https://www.mctears.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-515---waiting-for-master-an-oil-by-william-walker-morris/?lot=144646&so=0&st=William%20Walker&sto=0&au=764&ef=&et=&ic=False&sd=1&pp=96&pn=1&g=1
  26. ^ Lot 185, Doyle’s Dogs in Art auction, February 2, 2002, https://doyle.com/auctions/0202121-dogs-art/catalogue/185-william-walker-morris
  27. ^ Lot 56, Sworder’s, Sporting Art, Wildlife, and Dogs auction, April 30, 2019, https://sworders.blob.core.windows.net/cataloguepdf/38447%20Sworders%20Sporting%20Art%2030%20April%20Catalogue.pdf
  28. ^ Lot 128, Echoes Antiques & Auction Gallery, August 29, 2017, https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/william-walker-morris-british-act-1850-1871-128-c-f3047e4874
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