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Morris

Belgian, 1923–2001

WA-00036876

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WikidataQ312835

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About

Why this artist matters now

Maurice De Bevere, better known as Morris, was a Belgian comics artist, illustrator, and the creator of Lucky Luke, a best-selling comic series about a gunslinger in the American Wild West. He was inspired by the adventures of the historic Dalton Gang and other outlaws. It was a best-selling series for more than 50 years, published internationally and translated into 23 languages. He collaborated for two decades with French writer René Goscinny on the series. Morris's pen name is an Anglicized version of Maurice.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 40% · Updated 11d ago

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Rijksmuseum Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (18)

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Untitled

1976 · white felt, metal grommets, one piece of string

Overall: 144.8 x 289.6 cm (57 x 114 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Delta Lambda

1961 · acrylic on canvas

Unframed: 260.4 x 449.6 cm (102 1/2 x 177 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Number 99

1959 · acrylic resin (Magna) on canvas

Unframed: 251.3 x 360.5 cm (98 15/16 x 141 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Strawberry Thief

1936 · plain weave cotton, discharge printed

Overall: 88.3 x 99.1 cm (34 3/4 x 39 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cray

1884 · Cotton, plain weave, block printed

279.7 × 97.8 cm (110 1/8 × 38 1/2 in.); Repeat: 94.5 × 45 cm (37 1/4 × 17 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

"Swan House" Carpet

1883 · Cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming "Ghiordes knots" cut pile

472.3 × 333.4 cm (186 × 131 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Peacock and Dragon

1878 · Wool, three-colored complementary weft, weft-float faced 3:1 twill weave; lined with linen, plain weave; two panels pieced

217.5 × 171.7 cm (85 5/8 × 67 5/8 in.); Repeat: 110.5 × 84.3 cm (43 1/2 × 33 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Acanthus

1876 · Cotton, twill weave with supplementary pile wefts forming cut "velveteen"; block printed

32.9 × 68.3 cm (12 7/8 × 26 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Tulip

1875 · roller printed cotton

Overall: 76.1 x 95.3 cm (29 15/16 x 37 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Hillside with Trees

1872 · Oil on canvas

30.6 × 40.6 cm (12 1/16 × 16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Volle maan

1863 · albumen print on photographic support

height: 187 cm, width: 110 cm

Rijksmuseum

Maan in het eerste kwartier

1863 · albumen print on photographic support

width: 110 cm, height: 187 cm

Rijksmuseum

Maan in het derde kwartier

1863 · albumen print on photographic support

width: 110 cm, height: 187 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portret van een man, staand met hoed in de hand

1860 · albumen print on photographic support, cardboard, paper

height: 100 cm, width: 62 cm

Rijksmuseum

Man op een roeiboot bij de oever van een meer

1851 · albumen print on photographic support

height: 76 cm

Rijksmuseum

Jager in een bos

1851 · albumen print on photographic support

width: 78 cm, height: 68 cm

Rijksmuseum

The Horses of Anahita

1848 · Plaster

49 × 74.5 × 31.1 cm (19 5/16 × 29 5/16 × 12 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sampler

1801 · Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in chain, cross, eyelet, hem, satin and single satin stitches

65 × 34 cm (25 5/8 × 13 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (3)

18 published of 18 catalogued · 15 with image

Art Institute Chicago
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Rijksmuseum
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Portret van een man, staand met hoed in de hand
1860 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Jager in een bos
1851 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Man op een roeiboot bij de oever van een meer
1851 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Maan in het eerste kwartier
1863 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Maan in het derde kwartier
1863 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Delta Lambda
1961 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Number 99
1959 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Untitled
1976 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Tulip
1875 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Strawberry Thief
1936 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Maan in het eerste kwartier (c. 1863 - in or before 1873)

Rijksmuseum

Maan in het derde kwartier (c. 1863 - in or before 1873)

Rijksmuseum

Portret van een man, staand met hoed in de hand (1860 - 1875)

Rijksmuseum

Maan in het eerste kwartier (ca. 1863 - in of voor 1873)

Rijksmuseum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

"Swan House" Carpet (Design c. 1883, made 1887)

Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

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Rijksmuseum Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

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