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Jessie Marion King
artist
Kirkcudbright, United Kingdom
About
Jessie M. King (1875-1949) was a Scottish illustrator, jewellery designer, and fabric artist who settled in Kirkcudbright with her husband E.A. Taylor. One of the leading figures of Art Nouveau in Scotland, she is renowned for her delicate pen-and-ink illustrations, her silver jewellery designs for Liberty of London, and her hand-painted pottery. After living in Paris before WWI, the Taylors settled permanently in Kirkcudbright, where King continued to produce her distinctive work until her death.
Artistic Style: Art Nouveau, illustration, decorative arts, Celtic-influenced design
Mediums
illustration
jewellery
ceramics
textile design
Artistic Philosophy
King's exquisite line work and colour sense created a bridge between Glasgow Art Nouveau and the handcraft traditions of rural Galloway.
Artworks by this Artist
Emergence IV
Terra de Maceira
Guerreiro con escudo (Warrior with Shield)
Neon Genesis — Floral Explosion
Sunflower Seeds — Edition Print
Infinite Dots — Cosmic Pumpkin
Galloway Landscape — Autumn
Botafumeiro
Still Life with Tulips — Kirkcudbright
Japanese Garden, Broughton House
Portico de la Gloria — Central Tympanum
The Frog Prince — Book Illustration
Máscara do Entroido (Carnival Mask)
Kirkcudbright Harbour at Low Tide
The Druids Bringing in the Mistletoe
Bushveld Sunset — Limpopo Series
Karoo Morning — After the Rain
Cloud Gate Study — Liquid Mirror
Fragment of Memory — Cape Malay Portrait
Composición Atlántica