Property from Southern Estates and Collections
Tue, May 12, 2015 07:00PM EDT
Lot 77
3863108: William Morgan (New York, 1826-1900), Boys Eating Watermelon, Oil on Canvas E4RDL
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $100,000 | $5,000 |
| $300,000 | $10,000 |
Property from a Savannah, GA estate William Morgan (New York, 1826-1900), Boys Eating Watermelon, Oil on Canvas, signed lower left, depicting a barnyard scene with boy eating watermelon with other boy looking on, in a period giltwood frame. Frame size: 32 in. x 38 in. Provenance: Baridoff Galleries, 8/6/10, Lot 245, label from Kennedy Galleries on back William Penn Morgan was born in London in 1826. At age fourteen, he went to Paris and studied in the atelier of Thomas Couture. However, during the early part of his residency he was much more interested in the 'sights and sounds of Paris' than in academic studies, but eventually he settled into studying the Old Masters and also studying at the French government school at Le Havre. In 1851 he arried in New York City. He became accomplished and earned a distinguished reputation for portrait painting, but today is best known for his domestic genre subjecs, especially women, young girls and children (AskArt.com).
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