Georges Morton - 115 X 100 - 19th Century - Portrait Of A Young Girl With A Seashell
Artist: Georges Morton
Georges MORTON (1851–1904) -- Young Girl with Shells,
oil on canvas, signed lower
right.
Canvas dimensions: 89 x 102 cm.
Dimensions with frame: 115 x 100
In very good condition -
Original labels on the back of the stretcher -
.He participated in the work on the pair of monumental frescoes commissioned from the leading Victorian artist Frederic Leighton in 1868 to decorate the south courtyard of the newly opened South Kensington Museum in London (now the Victoria and Albert Museum) -
Trained at the National Art Training School and later at the Royal Academy Schools, he returned to his first alma mater to teach painting before being promoted to deputy director of the Royal College of Art—recently renamed the Royal College of Art—in 1900-
Bold statements for a Victorian painter -
Admirable velvety skin tones -
William Bouguereau comes to mind -
oil on canvas, signed lower
right.
Canvas dimensions: 89 x 102 cm.
Dimensions with frame: 115 x 100
In very good condition -
Original labels on the back of the stretcher -
- Appraised by Turquin -
- Provenance: Sotheby’s auction, London, March 24, 1981, lot 209.
- Exhibition: London, Royal Academy of Arts, 1886, no. 715.
Trained at the National Art Training School and later at the Royal Academy Schools, he returned to his first alma mater to teach painting before being promoted to deputy director of the Royal College of Art—recently renamed the Royal College of Art—in 1900-
Bold statements for a Victorian painter -
Admirable velvety skin tones -
William Bouguereau comes to mind -
9 700 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Other Style
Condition: Perfect condition
Material: Oil painting
Width: 115
Height: 100
Reference (ID): 1827319
Availability: In stock
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