Edward Burne-Jones valuation
English painter and designer of dreamlike medieval subjects, and William Morris's lifelong collaborator.
Sir Edward Burne-Jones (1833–1898) was born in Birmingham and met William Morris at Oxford.
What a work by Edward Burne-Jones is worth
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Bio
Sir Edward Burne-Jones (1833–1898) was born in Birmingham and met William Morris at Oxford. He left without a degree to become a painter, encouraged by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and designed stained glass and tapestries for Morris's firm for the rest of his life. His paintings of legend and myth brought him fame when they were shown at the Grosvenor Gallery in 1877. King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid (1884) is in Tate's collection, and the Briar Rose series is at Buscot Park in Oxfordshire. He was made a baronet in 1894.
What comes to market is oil paintings, finished drawings, studies in pencil and chalk, designs for stained glass, and tapestries made by Morris & Co. after his cartoons. Studies are numerous and vary widely in finish, so a buyer will look at subject and at any link to a known painting. His works in gouache and on paper are sensitive to light, and his paintings can suffer from cracking in thin paint. Exhibition labels, a stamp from the studio sale and any record of ownership all help.
At a glance
- Born
- 28 August 1833, Birmingham
- Died
- 17 June 1898, London
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