FREDERICK MORGAN
THE FERRY , 1815 (Executed)
Lot #33 |
2020-06-04 |
Sotheby's, New York
19th Century European Art
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 10,000 - 15,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N10376
Auction name: 19th Century European Art
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2020-06-04
End date: 2020-06-11
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 19th Century European Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 23¾ by 17⅛ in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
60.3
Width In Centimeters:
43.5
Height In Inches:
23.75
Width In Inches:
17.125
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Year notes: Executed between 1815 and 1879.
Provenance
Sale: Christie’s, London, February 24, 1989, lot 284 (for $17,600) Acquired at the above sale Catalogue note Frederick Morgan's idyllic scenes of children are, for many, the definition of Victorian childhood joy. Trained by his artist father - who had been taught in Paris by Thomas Couture (1815-1879) - the younger Morgan
Exhibited
at the Royal Academy for the first time at the age of 16. Just two years later, the renowned London dealer Thomas Agnew & Sons' became his sole dealer. The demand for and popularity of Morgan's paintings was further cemented by the large number of print reproductions created and sold during his lifetime. A larger version of this composition was
Catalog summary
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection FREDERICK MORGAN British 1856 - 1927 THE FERRY signed Fred Morgan (lower left) oil on canvas canvas: 23¾ by 17⅛ in.; 60.3 by 43.5 cm framed: 34¼ by 27¾ in.; 87 by 70.5 cm Provenance Sale: Christie’s, London, February 24, 1989, lot 284 (for $17,600) Acquired at the above sale Catalogue note Frederick Morgan's idyllic scenes of children are, for many, the definition of Victorian childhood joy. Trained by his artist father - who had been taught in Paris by Thomas Couture (1815-1879) - the younger Morgan exhibited at the Royal Academy for the first time at the age of 16. Just two years later, the renowned London dealer Thomas Agnew & Sons' became his sole dealer. The demand for and popularity of Morgan's paintings was further cemented by the large number of print reproductions created and sold during his lifetime. A larger version of this composition was exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 1895 (no. 792).