Genre Painter, Painter, Animal painter, Porträtmaler, b. 1847 - d. 1927
Born in London, England in 1847, artist Frederick Morgan specialized in painting joyful scenes of domestic bliss that surrounded him. His painter father began training teenager Morgan, and he became the largest influence on his son's career. As the artist in Frederick Morgan developed, his images of families at home and children playing were ideal subjects, and he became a master of children's portraiture. But, when subjects wanted to include their pets, he had another artist assist. Morgan claimed to have no skill painting animals.
Possibly the most circulated and reproduced Frederick Morgan painting is The Bath - His Turn Next, which depicts a child in a tub reaching for a puppy. This piece of Frederick Morgan artwork has been used for soap advertisements, card illustrations, and in magazines. View other carefree moments captured on canvas by browsing through wondrous genre paintings for sale online.
Fred (Frederick) Morgan UK / England, (1847/56 - 1927) Mother and Child by the Sea oil on canvas signed lower right. The painting is set in an ornate, gilded frame. Biography from Rehs Galleries, Inc.: During the nineteenth century in England, domestic subjects of family at home, children at play and others of the same sort were among the most popular type of genre paintings. Frederick Morgan was one of the greatest British genre painters of his time specializing in happy childhood scenes. His works were very popular as attested by the large number of reproductions created and sold during his lifetime. In an article entitled "The Art of Mr. Fred Morgan" (The Windsor Magazine, June 1905, pg. 18), John Oldcastle wrote: "An artist of his era in his choice of child-subjects, he is also of his generation in his methods, reminding us in his sympathies now of this contemporary, now of that. Yet, he has kept to his own chosen way with the vigilance of a palmer, the shrine of childhood always before him as his goal. Where is the child, his Holy Land is there. On that heavenly city he has kept a single eye." Frederick Morgan was born in London, England. His father John Morgan (1823-1886) was a genre artist who received his training in Paris France under the French painter and teacher Thomas Couture (1815-1879). He was known as "Jury Morgan," after the success of one of his pictures entitled The Gentlemen of the Jury, and was a member of the Society of British Artists, as well as a regular exhibiter at the Royal Academy. (Oldcastle, pg. 4) As John Morgan firmly believed in the importance of learning art at a young age, he took his son Fred (as he was called) out of school when he was fourteen years old to begin his art instruction with him. Young Fred began his art training with his father and took some art lessons in Edinburgh. However, it was his father that greatly influenced his artistic career, as he said "He taught me how to make a picture." (Oldcastle, p. 5) At age sixteen, Fred sent a painting entitled The Rehearsal to the Royal Academy, which depicted two old musicians practicing for the village choir. Much to his astonishment, it was accepted and was "hung in one of the small rooms on the wall, near the ground," and was purchased by a collector at the Private View, for £20. (Oldcastle, pg. 8) After this initial success, Fred did not progress as he should have because "perhaps, being the only boy in the town of Aylesbury following the profession, thus lacking emulation, and also not being very robust in health, I seemed to lose heart." (Oldcastle, pg. 8) Three years later, his father informed him that he was not qualified to become a painter and that he should look for another occupation. To that end, Fred's father gave him five pounds and sent him to London, where he unsuccessfully searched for various jobs in warehouses or offices. He then returned home and decided with his family to once more try to become a successful artist. Fred worked for three years as a portrait artist in Aylesbury and was engaged by a photographic firm to paint family portraits for those clients who were not satisfied with photographs only. After showing samples of his work to other photographic firms in London, he received numerous portrait commissions and was thus able to make a sufficient income. The years that he spent working for the photographers proved to be a good training for Fred, as it "taught him how to observe closely and to give the greatest attention to detail." (Oldcastle, pg. 15) In addition to portraits, he painted other subjects that included rustic idealized peasants and domestic genre mostly of happy childhood scenes. Starting 1874 Messers Agnew and Sons purchased all his work for a number of years. During this period he produced many of his successful paintings such as The Doll's Tea Party (1874), Emigrants Departure (1875), School Belles (1877), which were mostly painted in the village of Shere close to Guildford, a favorite artists' retreat. Later, he produced other paintings in Normandy, which included Midday Rest (1879) and An Apple Gathering (1880). Fred's popularity increased, as did the demand for his paintings of children scenes. Although he was an excellent child portraitist, he "had a problem painting animals," as noted by Terry Parker in Golden Hours, The Paintings of Arthur J. Elsley, 1860-1952 (Somerset, England: R. Dennis, 1998, pg. 9) As a result, he cooperated with other artists for his images that depicted children with their pets. Among them were the artist Allen Sealey (1850-1927) who specialized in canine portraits, and the genre artist Arthur J. Elsley (1860- 1952). The latter took on that role when he moved into Fred's studio at 7 North Bank, St, John's Wood in 1889. Together they produced Ruff Play (c. 1889, once owned by Rehs Galleries), in which Fred painted the little girl and Elsley painted the two terriers, among several other images. Fred's scenes of idyllic childhood became so popular that thousands of reproductions of his paintings were made and sold. Among them were Now For The Baby Dogs (c.1891), a color chromolithograph that was offered with Father Christmas, (an annual children's magazine). This issue of the magazine enjoyed great success to the extent that all three print runs of the magazine were sold out by mid December. Three photogravures of one of his best known paintings entitled Queen Alexandra, Her Grandchildren and Dogs (1902, dogs painted by T. Blinks) were hung in Buckingham Palace. Like his contemporaries, John Everett Millais (1829-1896) and Arthur Elsley, Morgan's sentimental work was in high demand by advertisers. The Bath - His Turn Next (c. 1891) depicting children and a dog (painted by Elsley), and a Pears' bar of soap serves as an example. Engravings of this image appeared in several publications including the back cover of The Gentlewomen, and Pears Annual 1915, and were also reproduced as a show-card illustrated in Modern Advertising 1926. Fred Morgan married three times. His first wife was the genre and landscape artist Alice Havers (1850-1890) and together they had three children. Their eldest son became an artist and exhibited landscape and figure subjects regularly at the Royal Academy under the name Val Havers. With his second wife, he had two children, one of whom also became an artist. During his lifetime Fred exhibited more than two hundred works at various exhibitions. These included the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of Oil Painters (of which he was a founding member), Burlington House, and the Manchester City Art Gallery. His works can be seen in the following museums and galleries in the United Kingdom: Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Lancashire; Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Burnley, Lancashire; City Art Gallery, Leeds; Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool; Russell-Cotes Museum, Bournemouth; and Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight.
Frederick Morgan Victorian Lithograph "Where Have You Been". Germany. 1890-1900. Two children with their dog. Stamped Germany lower right. Housed in carved oak frame. Sight - 19 3/4 x 15 1/2. Frame - 33 x 28 3/4.
Frederick Morgan British 1847 - 1927 Yuletide signed lower right: Fred Morgan. oil on canvas canvas: 30 ⅛ by 25 ⅛ in.; 76.5 by 63.8 cm framed: 41 ⅜ by 36 ⅝ in.; 105.1 by 93 cm
FREDERICK MORGAN (British, 1847-1927) "Nothing to Fear" 1913 - Antique lithograph on paper. Sign in plate only lower right, titled lower centre. Framed. 19.5 x 25.5 inches (image), 38 x 44 inches (frame). With antique framed. Printed by C. W. Faulkner and Company, 1913. Being sold on behalf of Prairie Mentoring Centre for Therapeutic Riding, with 90% of the winning bid going to this Saskatchewan charity.
FREDERICK MORGAN (ENGLISH 1856-1927) FAMILY SCENE PAINTING ON CONVEX GLASS USING SPECIAL FIXATIVES. SPECIALLY COMMENDED COMPETITION, 1911. Height: 18 & 12.5 in. by Width: 22 & 15.5 in.
FREDERICK MORGAN (ENGLISH 1856-1927) FAMILY SCENE PAINTING ON CONVEX GLASS USING SPECIAL FIXATIVES. SPECIALLY COMMENDED COMPETITION, 1911. Height: 18 & 12.5 in. by Width: 22 & 15.5 in.
Frederick Morgan ROI (British, 1847-1927) The merry month of May signed 'Fred Morgan' (lower right) oil on canvas 56 x 76cm (22 1/16 x 29 15/16in). ~For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
After Frederick Morgan (British, 1847-1927) photogravure etching titled "His First Birthday", depicting an outdoor scene of celebration. [Sight: 21 1/2" H x 27 1/2" W; Frame: 37" H x 43" W].
FREDERICK MORGAN (1847-1927) "BLIND MAN'S BLUFF" OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS. LARGE PAINTING MEASURING 45" X 64". ENCASED IN A HEAVILY DECORATED GOLD GILT FRAME. SCENE IS AN OUTDOOR SCENE WITH CHILDREN PLAYING. THIS CANVAS HAS BEEN TRIMMED TO FIT THE FRAME. ORIGINAL CUT PIECES AVAILABLE.
Frederick Morgan, ROI (British, 1847-1927) The hero of the hour signed 'Fred Morgan.' (lower left); further signed, inscribed and numbered 'The hero of the hour/ Fred Morgan/ 155 Auckland Road/ Upper Norwood S.E./NO 2.' (on a label attached to the reverse) oil on canvas 85.7 x 120cm (33 3/4 x 47 1/4in).
Frederick Morgan (British, 1847-1927) 19th Century Oil on Canvas, Apple Pickers - In the Orchard. Painting 39-3/4 x 27-1/4 inches. Overall framed size 52-1/2 x 40 inches. Old Exabit ion label on back of frame. Overall good relined canvas , some craquelure and restorations.
ARTIST: Fred (Frederick) Morgan (British, 1847 - 1927) NAME: Two Girls with Puppies MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Relined. Some inpainting along lower edge. Some damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 39 x 27 inches / 99 x 68 cm FRAME SIZE: 45 x 33 inches / 114 x 83 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 120234 US Shipping $219 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Frederick Morgan ROI was an English painter of portraits, animals, domestic and country scenes. He became known for his idyllic genre scenes of childhood.Morgan was born in London to John Morgan and his wife, Henrietta Hester Clare. His father was a successful genre artist sometimes known as 'Jury Morgan' (after one of his paintings The Gentlemen of the Jury). At the age of 14, he was taken out of school by his father who then tutored him in art. At the age of 16, while still studying with his father, his first picture, The Rehearsal, was exhibited at the Royal Academy, and, after a hiatus of several years, his paintings were shown there regularly. For a while he worked as a portrait artist for an Aylesbury photographer; this training proved to be crucial as it "taught him how to observe closely and to give the greatest attention to detail."Eventually he turned to other subjects for his art, in particular idyllic genre scenes of country life and childhood. For many years, starting in 1874, Thomas Agnew & Sons' purchased all the work he produced. Over this period he painted some of his most popular works such as The Dollэs Tea Party (1874), Emigrants' Departure (1875) and School Belles (1877). Most of his painting was done in the village of Shere close to Guildford, a well-known retreat for artists. He also painted in Normandy, including Midday Rest (1879) and An Apple Gathering (1880).Although an excellent portrait artist, Morgan had problems in depicting pets and barnyard animals - he enlisted the aid of either Arthur John Elsley or Allen Sealey (1850-1927) when such problems needed resolving.He is known mostly for his romantic and sentimental paintings of children in the same style as his contemporary Arthur John Elsley. His paintings achieved great popularity in his lifetime and were widely published. He exhibited with the Royal Academy and was a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI).In 1872, he married another painter, Alice Mary Havers (1850-1890); they had three children. Their eldest son, Valentine, known as Val Havers, also developed into a painter. Frederick Morgan married twice more, producing two children from the second marriage.Morgan's paintings are exhibited at many art galleries and museums including the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and the Russell-Cotes Museum in Bournemouth. His Turn Next was used to advertise Pears' Soap and is in the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight.
ARTIST: Fred (Frederick) Morgan (British, 1847 - 1927) NAME: Two Girls with Puppies MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Relined. Some inpainting along lower edge. Some damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 39 x 27 inches / 99 x 68 cm FRAME SIZE: 45 x 33 inches / 114 x 83 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 120234 US Shipping $219 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Frederick Morgan ROI was an English painter of portraits, animals, domestic and country scenes. He became known for his idyllic genre scenes of childhood.Morgan was born in London to John Morgan and his wife, Henrietta Hester Clare. His father was a successful genre artist sometimes known as 'Jury Morgan' (after one of his paintings The Gentlemen of the Jury). At the age of 14, he was taken out of school by his father who then tutored him in art. At the age of 16, while still studying with his father, his first picture, The Rehearsal, was exhibited at the Royal Academy, and, after a hiatus of several years, his paintings were shown there regularly. For a while he worked as a portrait artist for an Aylesbury photographer; this training proved to be crucial as it "taught him how to observe closely and to give the greatest attention to detail."Eventually he turned to other subjects for his art, in particular idyllic genre scenes of country life and childhood. For many years, starting in 1874, Thomas Agnew & Sons' purchased all the work he produced. Over this period he painted some of his most popular works such as The Dollэs Tea Party (1874), Emigrants' Departure (1875) and School Belles (1877). Most of his painting was done in the village of Shere close to Guildford, a well-known retreat for artists. He also painted in Normandy, including Midday Rest (1879) and An Apple Gathering (1880).Although an excellent portrait artist, Morgan had problems in depicting pets and barnyard animals - he enlisted the aid of either Arthur John Elsley or Allen Sealey (1850-1927) when such problems needed resolving.He is known mostly for his romantic and sentimental paintings of children in the same style as his contemporary Arthur John Elsley. His paintings achieved great popularity in his lifetime and were widely published. He exhibited with the Royal Academy and was a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI).In 1872, he married another painter, Alice Mary Havers (1850-1890); they had three children. Their eldest son, Valentine, known as Val Havers, also developed into a painter. Frederick Morgan married twice more, producing two children from the second marriage.Morgan's paintings are exhibited at many art galleries and museums including the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and the Russell-Cotes Museum in Bournemouth. His Turn Next was used to advertise Pears' Soap and is in the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight.
A Vision of Arcadia – An Important English Private Collection Frederick Morgan, R.O.I. British 1847 - 1927 Cherry Pickers signed Fred Morgan lower right oil on canvas Unframed: 91.5 by 61cm., 36 by 24in. Framed: 110 by 81cm., 43½ by 32in. Bid on Sotheby's
Frederick Morgan ROI (British, 1847-1927) 'A very great secret' signed 'Fred Morgan' (lower right); signed, titled and inscribed with artist's address (on artist's label affixed to frame verso) oil on canvas 61.6 x 48.9cm (24 1/4 x 19 1/4in).
ARTIST: Fred (Frederick) Morgan (British, 1847 - 1927) NAME: Two Girls with Puppies MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Relined. Some inpainting along lower edge. Some damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 39 x 27 inches / 99 x 68 cm FRAME SIZE: 45 x 33 inches / 114 x 83 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 120234 US Shipping $219 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Frederick Morgan ROI was an English painter of portraits, animals, domestic and country scenes. He became known for his idyllic genre scenes of childhood.Morgan was born in London to John Morgan and his wife, Henrietta Hester Clare. His father was a successful genre artist sometimes known as 'Jury Morgan' (after one of his paintings The Gentlemen of the Jury). At the age of 14, he was taken out of school by his father who then tutored him in art. At the age of 16, while still studying with his father, his first picture, The Rehearsal, was exhibited at the Royal Academy, and, after a hiatus of several years, his paintings were shown there regularly. For a while he worked as a portrait artist for an Aylesbury photographer; this training proved to be crucial as it "taught him how to observe closely and to give the greatest attention to detail."Eventually he turned to other subjects for his art, in particular idyllic genre scenes of country life and childhood. For many years, starting in 1874, Thomas Agnew & Sons' purchased all the work he produced. Over this period he painted some of his most popular works such as The Dollэs Tea Party (1874), Emigrants' Departure (1875) and School Belles (1877). Most of his painting was done in the village of Shere close to Guildford, a well-known retreat for artists. He also painted in Normandy, including Midday Rest (1879) and An Apple Gathering (1880).Although an excellent portrait artist, Morgan had problems in depicting pets and barnyard animals - he enlisted the aid of either Arthur John Elsley or Allen Sealey (1850-1927) when such problems needed resolving.He is known mostly for his romantic and sentimental paintings of children in the same style as his contemporary Arthur John Elsley. His paintings achieved great popularity in his lifetime and were widely published. He exhibited with the Royal Academy and was a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI).In 1872, he married another painter, Alice Mary Havers (1850-1890); they had three children. Their eldest son, Valentine, known as Val Havers, also developed into a painter. Frederick Morgan married twice more, producing two children from the second marriage.Morgan's paintings are exhibited at many art galleries and museums including the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and the Russell-Cotes Museum in Bournemouth. His Turn Next was used to advertise Pears' Soap and is in the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight.
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Original Chromolithograph - dating to 1904, issued by Pears soap as part of their Christmas annual giveaway, known as Alice in Wonderland and its after an original oil painting by Frederick Morgan (1847-1927), print is framed under glass, printed in England with the original Pears stamp to lower right hand corner.
English oil on board study of the work "A Heavy Load" by Frederick Morgan (British, 1847-1927) depicting three children carrying the apple harvest, their father at the tree behind them, signed Mark Anson in lower right, mounted in highly ornate giltwood frame, late 19th century; 29"H 24.5"W overall
ARTIST: Fred (Frederick) Morgan (British, 1847 - 1927) NAME: Two Girls with Puppies MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Relined. Some inpainting along lower edge. Some damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 39 x 27 inches / 99 x 68 cm FRAME SIZE: 45 x 33 inches / 114 x 83 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 120234 US Shipping $219 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Frederick Morgan ROI was an English painter of portraits, animals, domestic and country scenes. He became known for his idyllic genre scenes of childhood.Morgan was born in London to John Morgan and his wife, Henrietta Hester Clare. His father was a successful genre artist sometimes known as 'Jury Morgan' (after one of his paintings The Gentlemen of the Jury). At the age of 14, he was taken out of school by his father who then tutored him in art. At the age of 16, while still studying with his father, his first picture, The Rehearsal, was exhibited at the Royal Academy, and, after a hiatus of several years, his paintings were shown there regularly. For a while he worked as a portrait artist for an Aylesbury photographer; this training proved to be crucial as it "taught him how to observe closely and to give the greatest attention to detail."Eventually he turned to other subjects for his art, in particular idyllic genre scenes of country life and childhood. For many years, starting in 1874, Thomas Agnew & Sons' purchased all the work he produced. Over this period he painted some of his most popular works such as The Dollэs Tea Party (1874), Emigrants' Departure (1875) and School Belles (1877). Most of his painting was done in the village of Shere close to Guildford, a well-known retreat for artists. He also painted in Normandy, including Midday Rest (1879) and An Apple Gathering (1880).Although an excellent portrait artist, Morgan had problems in depicting pets and barnyard animals - he enlisted the aid of either Arthur John Elsley or Allen Sealey (1850-1927) when such problems needed resolving.He is known mostly for his romantic and sentimental paintings of children in the same style as his contemporary Arthur John Elsley. His paintings achieved great popularity in his lifetime and were widely published. He exhibited with the Royal Academy and was a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI).In 1872, he married another painter, Alice Mary Havers (1850-1890); they had three children. Their eldest son, Valentine, known as Val Havers, also developed into a painter. Frederick Morgan married twice more, producing two children from the second marriage.Morgan's paintings are exhibited at many art galleries and museums including the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and the Russell-Cotes Museum in Bournemouth. His Turn Next was used to advertise Pears' Soap and is in the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight.
