ARTIST

William Walcot

1874–1943 · Russian Empire

ABOUT

William Walcot RE (10 March 1874 – 21 May 1943) was a Russian-Scottish architect, graphic artist and etcher, notable as a architect of refined Art Nouveau (Style Moderne) in Moscow, Russia (as Вильям Францевич Валькот). His trademark "Lady's Head" keystone ornament became the easily recognisable symbol of Russian Style Moderne. His career to a great extent falls into two halves: up to 1906 he worked as an architect in Russia, mainly in Moscow. Then in 1906 he moved to London…

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NOTABLE WORKS
The Bacchante and the Young Faun 1906 · Cleveland Museum of Art The Days of Ancient Rome: At the House of a Patrician 1913 · Cleveland Museum of Art Arteries of Great Britain: The Thames 1917 · Cleveland Museum of Art Arteries of Great Britain: The Clyde 1917 · Cleveland Museum of Art Arteries of Great Britain 1917 · Cleveland Museum of Art Arteries of Great Britain: The Forth 1917 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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