Walter Crane valuation
English illustrator and designer of children's books, and a founder of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society.
Walter Crane (1845–1915) was born in Liverpool and apprenticed to the wood engraver W. J. Linton.
What a work by Walter Crane is worth
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Bio
Walter Crane (1845–1915) was born in Liverpool and apprenticed to the wood engraver W. J. Linton. His toy books for young children, printed in colour by Edmund Evans and influenced by Japanese prints, started a new fashion in illustration. He went on to design wallpapers, textiles, tiles and stained glass, and he helped to found the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society in 1888. He was briefly principal of the Royal College of Art from 1898. A committed socialist, he drew cartoons and banners for the labour movement.
What comes to market is original drawings and watercolours, illustrated books, ceramic designs for Maw & Co. and Pilkington's, wallpapers and tiles. Books are common, and condition, binding and the completeness of the colour plates decide their value. A buyer of an original drawing will want to link it to a published design. Works on paper should be checked for fading, foxing and staining.
At a glance
- Born
- 15 August 1845, Liverpool
- Died
- 14 March 1915, Horsham
- Movement
- Arts and Crafts
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