John William Godward
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John William Godward (* 9. August 1861 in Wimbledon , † 13 December 1922 in London ) was a British painter of the Neoclassicism .
Life
Godward was the eldest son of John Godward and his wife Sarah. He came from a respected family of officials in London who disapproved of his desire to become an artist. After training as an architectural draftsman , he was promoted by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema and from 1887 exhibited occasionally at the Royal Academy of Arts . Together with Henry Ryland , he ran a painting workshop in London. In 1904 he traveled to Italy for the first time , where in 1912 he took one of his models to the artist-inhabited Villa Strohl-Fern near the gardens of Villa Borghese in Romemoved. In 1919 he returned to England for health reasons and lived with his younger brother Charles Arthur. In 1922 Godward died after attempting suicide .
His already estranged family was so ashamed of his suicide that they destroyed all of his papers and photographs. As a reason for his suicide, he is said to have given that the world is not big enough for him and Pablo Picasso .
His best-known painting Sweet Nothings is in the collection of Andrew Lloyd Webber .
literature
- Vern G. Swanson : John William Godward. The Eclipse of Classicism (1998)
Web links
- detailed vita
- John William Godward.org around 150 paintings
- 125 works by JWGodward
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Godward, John William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wimbledon |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 13, 1922 |
| Place of death | London |