Matthew Somerville Morgan Sold at Auction Prices

Genre Painter, Painter, Decoration painter, Lithographer, Caricaturist, b. 1839 - d. 1890

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      • Matthew Somerville Morgan WWI illustration
        Apr. 13, 2023

        Matthew Somerville Morgan WWI illustration

        Est: $400 - $600

        Matthew Somerville Morgan (American 1839 - 1890), mixed media WWI illustration on board, with Statue of Liberty, sailors and soldiers, signed lower right, 40" x 30". NO in-house shipping for this lot.

        Pook & Pook Inc.
      • Matthew Morgan, (1839-1890, American), A Battle during the Cuban Wars of Independence, Oil on canvas, 36" H x 45" W
        Dec. 16, 2020

        Matthew Morgan, (1839-1890, American), A Battle during the Cuban Wars of Independence, Oil on canvas, 36" H x 45" W

        Est: $9,000 - $12,000

        Matthew Morgan (1839-1890, American) A Battle during the Cuban Wars of Independence Oil on canvas Signed lower right: Matt Morgan Jr. 36" H x 45" W

        John Moran Auctioneers
      • Haverly's Theatre / Our Goblins. ca. 1880.
        Oct. 28, 2018

        Haverly's Theatre / Our Goblins. ca. 1880.

        Est: $3,000 - $4,000

        ARTIST: MATT MORGAN (1839-1890) SIZE: 13 1/2 x 39 5/8 in./34.3 x 100.6 cm PRINTER: Strobridge Co., Cincinnati DESCRIPTION: "Haverly's Theatre, Brooklyn. June 7. One week only. W.C. Mitchell's Pleasure Party in 'Our Goblins,' or 'Fun on the Rhine'," reads the spectacular text for this exquisite, absolutely wonderful expression of American Victorian style. Matt Morgan, the artist, was born in London and illustrated his way across Paris, Italy, Spain, and Algeria before creating cartoons ridiculing Queen Victoria for a British paper he owned, called The Tomahawk. This didn't go over particularly well in England, where he was based, and the paper folded. However, Frank Leslie persuaded him across the Pond to establish Morgan as a rival of Thomas Nast. He flourished, and spent his time between New York and Cincinnati, where he became a manager of the famous Strobridge Lithography Co. He rarely signed the show posters he produced for Strobridge, so this is a real rarity – and indicative of the pride he took in this exceptionally fine example of late 19th-century lithography. Toward the end of his life, he wanted to work on a larger scale, and created – among other things – a background for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Madison Square Garden, covering 15,000 square yards of canvas. An exemplary work by an artist who, truly, became an American original. (Theater; Americana; Art Nouveau)

        Poster Auctions International Inc
      • MATTHEW SOMERVILLE MORGAN (BRITISH 1839-1890)
        Oct. 06, 2018

        MATTHEW SOMERVILLE MORGAN (BRITISH 1839-1890)

        Est: $15,000 - $20,000

        MATTHEW SOMERVILLE MORGAN (BRITISH 1839-1890) A Battle during the Cuban Wars of Independence, oil on canvas 92 x 114.5 cm (36 x 45 in.) signed lower right

        Shapiro Auctions LLC
      • All the Rage. 1881.
        Oct. 22, 2017

        All the Rage. 1881.

        Est: $1,400 - $1,700

        Artist: MATT MORGAN (1839-1890) Size: 29 5/8 x 19 7/8 in./75.2 x 50.5 cm Strobridge, Cincinnati What on Earth is going on here? "He fell off the gang plank," apparently, in spectacular color. Rarely do such early lithographs carry such fine, lifelike color, but this is a rare work of Matt Morgan, one of the best artists working for Strobridge in the 1880s-1890s. "All the Rage," a theatrical farce that played in New York and Chicago 1880-83, was apparently "all the rage," capturing the audience of a young Teddy Roosevelt among others, despite a critical consensus that it was "a silly, vulgar, and trivial piece" (The Critic, Vol. 1). Perhaps that's because its subject was a journalist on the run from libel allegations, hitting these scribes a bit too flatly on the head. The Critic quotes J.M. Hill, who has financed the farce: "[The newspapers] may say what they like, but the people goes to see what it best understands... It has had enough of the humors of London watering-places and Paris boulevards, and wants Long Branch, clams, minstrels, and the Plymouth Rock." This poster was apparently for a performance at New York City's City Hall before a run in Union Square that began in May. (Theater)

        Poster Auctions International Inc
      • MATTHEW MORGAN, (BRITISH 1839-1890), NEWTON HOOK ON HUDSON
        Feb. 22, 2017

        MATTHEW MORGAN, (BRITISH 1839-1890), NEWTON HOOK ON HUDSON

        Est: $800 - $1,200

        MATTHEW MORGAN (british 1839-1890) NEWTON HOOK ON HUDSON Signed with initials ''M.M.'' bottom right, oil on canvas 13 3/4 x 20 1/4 in. (34.9 x 51.4cm) provenance: Penn Valley Antiques, Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Private Collection, Key Biscayne, Florida.

        Freeman's | Hindman
      • Matthew Morgan (1839 - 1890)
        Nov. 12, 2016

        Matthew Morgan (1839 - 1890)

        Est: $900 - $1,800

        Matthew Morgan (1839 - 1890). Oil on canvas painting of Breton Sisters in a landscape. Signed lower right. Sight Size: 17 x 12 inches.

        Sarasota Estate Auction
      • J. H. Haverly's United Mastodon Minstrels. 1878
        May. 15, 2016

        J. H. Haverly's United Mastodon Minstrels. 1878

        Est: $3,000 - $4,000

        Artist: MATT MORGAN (?-1890) Size: 39 1/2 x 30 1/4 in./100.2 x 76.9 cm Strobridge Litho, Cincinnati In 1877, J. H. Haverly decided to merge four of his blackface minstrel troupes, creating the United Mastodon Minstrels. Although never featuring actual live elephants, this brilliantly-executed poster encapsulates the grand atmosphere Haverly became known for when promoting his performers.

        Poster Auctions International Inc
      • MATT MORGAN (1839-1890). LINGARD'S / I LADRONI. 1873. 19x25 inches, 50x70 cm. Norman J. Mayer, New York.
        Feb. 11, 2016

        MATT MORGAN (1839-1890). LINGARD'S / I LADRONI. 1873. 19x25 inches, 50x70 cm. Norman J. Mayer, New York.

        Est: $400 - $600

        MATT MORGAN (1839-1890) LINGARD'S / I LADRONI. 1873. 19 3/4x25 3/4 inches, 50 1/4x70 1/2 cm. Norman J. Mayer, New York. Condition B+: minor foxing, time-staining and minor water stains in image; minor abrasions in upper image; glued to foam board along top edge on verso.

        Swann Auction Galleries
      • MATTHEW SOMERVILLE MORGAN (BRITISH 1839-1890)A
        Oct. 25, 2014

        MATTHEW SOMERVILLE MORGAN (BRITISH 1839-1890)A

        Est: $30,000 - $40,000

        MATTHEW SOMERVILLE MORGAN (BRITISH 1839-1890) A Battle during the Cuban Wars of Independence, oil on canvas 92 x 114.5 cm (36 x 45 in.) signed lower right PROVENANCE From a Private Collection, California LOT NOTES Known primarily for his cartoons in various publications, Matthew Somerville Morgan was also a war correspondent. Born in London, he worked as an artist and correspondent for the Illustrated London News, where he covered, amongst other conflicts, the Franco-Austrian War, and the Second Italian War of Indepence. He traveled constantly in his coverage of wars and politics, and was also known well in the United States for his caricatures and later pictures representing battles from the American Civil War.

        Shapiro Auctions LLC
      • Matthew Somerville Morgan (1839-1890) The
        Jul. 14, 2010

        Matthew Somerville Morgan (1839-1890) The

        Est: £7,000 - £10,000

        Matthew Somerville Morgan (1839-1890) The Herefordshire Hunt at Hampton Court, Hereford Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1861 lower right 90 x 150 cm (35 1/2 x 59 in) The couple at the front are believed to be the Arkwrights of Hampton Court conversing with Sir George Cornwell of Moccas Court, Herefordshire.

        Dreweatts 1759
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