William E. C. Morgan prints for sale
British, 1903-1979
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Nymphs Bathing Engraving, 1928, edition 83. 7 7/8 x 11 1/16 in. Signed, dated, numbered and titled in pencil. This is a superb, rich impression of this exquisite print. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. Morgan achieved fame here in the US with exhibitions in Chicago. Lessing Rosenwald purchased nine of his prints and the British Museum had acquired ten of them by 1932. $900 |
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Perseus Engraving, 1929, edition 70. 8 3/4 x 8 1/8 in. Signed, dated and titled in pencil. This is a superb, luminous impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. This exceptional print shows the influence of Albrecht Durer as well as some of the Italian Renaissance engravers who worked in the mannerist style. SOLD |
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Self Portrait Engraving, 1930, edition 40. 9 3/4 x 7 3/8 in. Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a superb, luminous impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. This outstanding print was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Art (1931). Most of Morgans engravings were published by the Beaux Arts Gallery, London. SOLD |
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The Brook Engraving, 1930, edition 50. 7 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. Signed, titled and dated in pencil. Inscribed "Proof B." This is a superb impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. Four of Morgan's prints were reproduced in Fine Prints of the Year, including this one. We did locate an online catalogue of engravings compiled by Robert Meyrick but the prints are not assigned any numbers. This is described as "an ongoing project." $800 |
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The Source Engraving, 1927, edition 50. 11 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. Initialed in the plate. Signed, titled and dated in pencil. This is a superb impression with full margins. The condition is fine. Arguably Morgan's most famous print, "The Source" was certainly inspired by the three years he spent studying at the British School in Rome. He had won the "Prix-de-Rome" in 1924. There is no proper catalogue raisonné of his prints but the Georgetown University Library presented a retrospective of his work in 1994. He is known to have produced the vast majority of his fifty or so prints between 1924-1938. SOLD |
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