Sold at Auction: Frederick Morgan

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.