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John William Godward (1861-1922)

John William Godward

John William Godward (9 August 1861 – 13 December 1922) was an English painter from the end of the Pre-Raphaelite / Neo-Classicist era. He was a protégé of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema but his style of painting fell out of favour with the arrival of painters like Picasso. He committed suicide at the age of 61 and is said to have written in his suicide note that "the world was not big enough" for him and a Picasso.

His already estranged family, who had disapproved of him becoming an artist, were ashamed of his suicide and burned his papers. No photographs of Godward are known to survive.

Nu Sur La Plage (1922)

Description	Nu Sur La Plage (Nude on the Beach)
Date	1922
Source	Art Renewal Center Museumimage 11662 (present in book: Historia del Arte)
Author	John William Godward (1861–1922)

In the Tepidarium (John William Godward)

In the Tepidarium (John William Godward)

Title: In the Tepidarium
Artist: John William Godward
Date: 1913
Technique: Oil on canvas

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Godward
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Godward-In_the_Tepidarium-1913_retouched.jpg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/John_William_Godward
http://akorra.com/2010/03/06/top-20-beautiful-female-nude-artwork/

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Athenais (1908)

Athenais (1908)

Artist: John William Godward
Title: Athenais
Year: 1908
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 39 3/4 x 24 inches (101 x 61 cm)

Sweet Nothings (1904)

Sweet Nothings (1904)

Description: Dolce far Niente or Sweet Nothings
Date: 1904
Author: John William Godward

Summer Flowers (1903)

Summer Flowers (1903)

Description: Summer Flowers
Date: 1903
Author: John William Godward

Venus at the Bath (1901)

Venus at the Bath (1901)

Artist	John William Godward (1861–1922)
Title	Venus at the Bath
Year	1901
Technique	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	67 3/4 × 24 inches (172.1 × 61 cm)

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Godward-Venus_at_the_Bath-1901.jpg

Autumn (1900)

Autumn (1900)

Description: "Autumn" by John William Godward
Date: 1900
Source: Downloaded from http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=11136&hires=1.
Author: John William Godward (1861–1922)

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Godward_-_Autumn.jpg