Welcome friends to the Touch Art channel. Today we will get acquainted with the biography and work of the British artist, follower of the Pre-Raphaelites, Evelyn de Morgan. The artist’s paintings are permeated with mysticism and symbolism, and in most cases their central images are female figures, which occupy a special place in the artist’s work. A lot of interesting things await us ahead – Let’s go!
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Welcome friends to the touch artart Channel today we will get acquainted with the biography and work of the British Artist follower of the pelites Evelyn de Morgan the artist’s paintings are permeated with mysticism and symbolism and in most cases their Central images are
Female figures which occupy a special place in the artist’s work a lot of interesting things await us ahead let’s go Evelyn de Morgan is a British Artist and follower of the prer raphaelites Mary Evelyn Pickering was born on August 30th 1855 in London she was the eldest child of a
Wealthy aristocratic family the artist’s father persal Andre Pickering was a successful lawyer and her mother Anna Maria Willamina was the sister of the painter John rodm Spencer stanh hope Evelyn received an excellent education at home she studied greek latin French German and
Italian classical literature and mythology and also became acquainted with historical books and scientific texts her parents believed that the most important thing for a girl from a good family is to get married successfully but Evelyn herself had a different opinion on this matter opinions
Since childhood she dreamed of becoming an artist and began taking drawing lessons at the age of 15 Evelyn secretly from her parents studied painting under the guidance of her uncle who probably introduced her to the work of the pryes from the very beginning she dedicated herself to
Her Craft on her 17th birthday she wrote in her diary art is eternal but life is short I will make up for it now I have nothing to lose this diary shows her dedication to her work she logs hours
Upon hours of constant work berating herself for wasting time on mundane tasks such as going to tea and changing clothes in 1872 she entered the South Kensington National Art School in 1873 she entered the Slate School of Art in pointer Studio where she was one of the first and best female
Students she was awarded a prestigious scholarship and received several Awards a prize and a silver medal for painting from Antiquity in 18 1975 after graduating from school Evelyn went with her uncle on a trip to Italy visiting Rome Perugia Ace and Florence where she studied the works of artists
Of the early Renaissance she was particularly impressed by the painting of the Florentine school and first of all by the work of Sandra belli whose style and painting manner was reflected in her canvas Flora 1894 in her work Evelyn was was significantly influenced by the painting of
The prer raphaelites especially Edward burn Jones becoming one of the most talented of his followers the influence of burn Jones on her paintings is undeniable and at the same time it carries with it the characteristics of individuality her images are more feminine and her color palette is
Brighter and more saturated Morgan also became friends with the prer raphaelite artists Dante Gabriel Rosetti and William hman hunt she was also friends with other key figures in the Victorian literary and artistic world such as the writer veran Lee the first painting ariadne on
Nikos painted in 1877 Upon returning to England and shown at The Dudley Gallery brought great success to the artist she was followed by the paintings night and sleep 1878 Denis and Cupid 1878 DED 1884 to 1885 mermaids 1885 to 1886 Dawn Triumph of aora 1886 they established Evelyn as
A master of mythological painting with a strong symbolic overtone in August 1883 Evelyn met the ceramic artist and decorator William de Morgan and on March 5th 1887 she married him the couple lived their lives together in London visiting Florence in the winter every year from 1895 until the
Outbreak of the first world war in 1914 the mild climate of Italy was necessary for William’s poor health and the masterpieces of Renaissance culture were an excellent breeding ground for Evelyn’s creativity the vast majority of demorgan’s Works especially those of the mid 1880s depict content
Or themes that can be described as broadly spiritualistic Evelyn like her husband showed great interest in spiritualism and the Occult Sciences which was reflected in her paintings filled with secret signs and gravitating towards symbolism many of her paintings include sacred and
Allegorical figures scenes and legends usually containing morals together with her husband the artist developed a painting method using glycerin which although quite labor intensive produced The Bride and Rich colors she was looking for female images occupy a special place in De Morgan’s work
Many of her paintings feature a female figure standing alone or walking paintings did janira 1878 hero holding a torch for Leander 1885 Kisha 1886 to 1887 Helen of Troy 1898 Cassandra 1898 a significant role in these pain paintings is given to the landscape which not only
Creates the necessary mood but also carries a deep symbolic meaning the artist’s later works written at the turn of the century become more complex in composition and symbolism but at the same time lose the laconicism and Clarity that were one of the main advantages of avelyn De Morgan’s work
Among the undoubted successes of this period are blindness and greed expelling Joy from the city 1897 Valley of Shadows 1899 storm Spirits 1900 Melody of autumn 1903 in August 1875 de Morgan sold her first work Tobias and the angel her first exhibited painting St Catherine of Alexandria was
Shown at The Dudley Gallery in 1876 along with her other paintings a year later de Morgan exhibited his paintings at the first groer Gallery in London she exhibited regularly until 1907 including an exhibition at the Wolverhampton Municipal art gallery and museum in which 25 Works were shown
Including 14 for sale De Morgan used the profits from the sale of her Works to financially support her husband’s Pottery business and she actively contributed ideas to his Ceramics the demorgans finally achieved Financial Security in 1906 with the publication of Williams first novel
Joseph Vance after 1907 she stopped exhibiting regularly perhaps due to the successful sale of her husband’s first novel which meant that she was no longer obliged to sell her paintings Evelyn de Morgan supported the suffrage movement and she appears as a signer of the Declaration
In the women’s suffrage suffrage of 1889 she was also a pacifist and expressed her her horror of the first world war and the boore war in her paintings the artist created a series of 13 allegorical paintings inspired by the events of the first world war in 1916 she held a charity
Exhibition of these Works in her studio in Edith Grove donating the proceeds from the sale to the needs of the Red Cross great interest in the work of Evelyn de Morgan decreased significantly by the first decade of the 20th Century the paintings from her last cycle deprived of the harmonious
Integrity of her earlier Works amazed with their figurative power and great Inner Strength among them Red Cross fields of the killed SOS 1916 the same qualities distinguish one of the last paintings by Evelyn de Morgan the Gilded cage 1919 devoted at first glance to the same theme as the
Early earlier work prisoner 1907 however upon closer examination its metaphorical overtones are striking allowing it to be perceived as the yearning of the Soul striving to leave a cramped physical shell Evelyn de Morgan died on May 2 1919 in London 2 years after her husband’s
Death and was buried in Brookwood cemetery near woking Su on their Tombstone there is an inscription from the results of the experiment sadness only comes from the flesh SL life of the spirit is Joy de Morgan’s work is exhibited at the National Gallery and the Evelyn de
Morgan foundation in London in October 1991 16 paintings were destroyed in a fire at the Burl Warehouse with you were the touch Art Channel and the work of the British Artist Evelyn de Morgan if you like the video don’t forget to join our community of lovers of great art thank you