Wright Morris Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Wright Morris Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 31, 2024
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) "Gano" Grain Elevator, Western Kansas. 1940; printed circa 1960s.
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) "Gano" Grain Elevator, Western Kansas. 1940; printed circa 1960s. Silver print, the image measuring 8x7⅛inches (20.3x18.1 cm.), the sheet 10x8 inches (25.4x20.3 cm.), with Morris' signature in pencil on verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 31, 2024
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) White Church Facade, Rahway, New Jersey. 1940.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) White Church Facade, Rahway, New Jersey. 1940. Silver print, the image measuring 7X9½ inches (17.8x24.1 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with Morris' signature and date in pencil on verso. Provenance Sold on behalf of The Eugene J Prakapas and Dorothy Prakapas Collection in memory of Thomas C. Mendenhall, to benefit a scholarship fund at Yale University.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 22, 2024
Wright Morris Signed Photographs & Words Book
Est: -
1 of 500. In used condition. Kt20171 ci
EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
May. 16, 2024
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) Dresser Drawer, Ed's Place, Nebraska.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) Dresser Drawer, Ed's Place, Nebraska. Silver print, the image measuring 7½x9½ inches (19.5x24.1 cm.), the sheet 8x10 inches (20.3x25.4 cm.), with Morris' signature in pencil on verso. 1947; printed 1970s
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 16, 2024
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) Ed’s Place.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) Ed's Place. Silver print, the image measuring 9⅝x7¾ inches (24.4x19.7 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with Morris' signature, title, and date in pencil on verso. 1947
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 01, 2024
Wright Morris (American 1910-1998), "Model T", 1947
Est: $500 - $700
Wright Morris American, 1910-1998 "Model T" (Home Place, Nebraska), 1947 gelatin silver print printed later, signed, titled and dated in pencil on print verso. Hinge-mounted, matted, and framed under glass.
South Bay Auctions Inc
Feb. 15, 2024
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) Gano Grain Elevator, Wood River, Nebraska.
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) Gano Grain Elevator, Wood River, Nebraska. Silver print, the image measuring 9½x7¾ inches (24.1x19.7 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with Morris' signature and location in pencil and his notation and date "Wood River, Nebr. - 1940" in ink, on verso. 1940
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 01, 2023
Wright Morris, Dresser Drawer, Ed's Place, Near Norfolk, Nebraska (from The Wright Morris Portfolio)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Wright Morris Dresser Drawer, Ed's Place, Near Norfolk, Nebraska (from The Wright Morris Portfolio) 1947 / printed 1980 gelatin silver print image: 7.5 h x 9.5 w in (19 x 24 cm) mount: 14 h x 17 w in (36 x 43 cm) Signed to lower right to mount 'Wright Morris'. Numbered to to label to verso '6 48'. Decal publisher's label to mount verso 'The Wright Morris Portfolio '6' print number, set number '48' From a portfolio containing twelve prints and limited to fifty sets. Published 1980 by Witkin-Berley, Ltd. Roslyn Heights, New York 11577'. This work is number 48 from the edition of 50 published by Witkin-Berley, Ltd. Roslyn Heights, New York. Provenance: Private Collection | City of Hope, Duarte, CA This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Oct. 05, 2023
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) Untitled (Uncle Harry).
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) Untitled (Uncle Harry). Silver print, the image measuring 9 5/8x7 3/4 inches (24.4x19.7 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with Morris' signature in pencil on verso. 1947
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 05, 2023
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) Southbury, Connecticut (Barn).
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) Southbury, Connecticut (Barn). Silver print, the image measuring 7 3/4x9 5/8 inches (19.7x24.4 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with Morris' signature, title, and negative date in pencil on verso. 1939
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 05, 2023
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1992) Barbershop, Weeping Water, Nebraska.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1992) Barbershop, Weeping Water, Nebraska. Silver print, the image measuring 9 1/2x7 1/2 inches (24.1x19 cm.), the mount 17x14 inches (43.2x35.6 cm.), with Morris' signature in pencil on mount recto, and his portfolio label with the print and set number in pencil on mount recto. 1947; printed before 1980
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 06, 2023
Wright Morris (1910-1998) Powerhouse and Palm Tree, near Lordsburg, 1940
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Gelatin Silver Print Provenance: John Clearr Image: 7 1/4 x 9 3/8 inches Framed: 14 5/8 x 17 5/8 inches
Santa Monica Auctions
May. 02, 2023
White-sided Grain Elevator, Nebraska
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
Wright Morris 1910-1998 White-sided Grain Elevator, Nebraska gelatin silver print, ferrotyped, mounted, signed in ink on the mount, 1940 image: 9½ by 7⅝ in. (24.1 by 19.4 cm.)
Sotheby's
Apr. 27, 2023
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) “Gano” Grain Elevator * Ed’s Place * Front Room Reflected in Mirror * Dresser Drawer * Church Facade.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) "Gano" Grain Elevator * Ed's Place * Front Room Reflected in Mirror * Dresser Drawer * Church Facade. A selection of 5 photographs from The Wright Morris Portfolio. Silver prints, the images each measuring 9 1/2x7 1/2 inches (24.1x19.1 cm.), and the reverse, the mounts 17x14 inches (43.2x35.6 cm.), each with Morris' signature in pencil on mount recto, and his portfolio label with the print and set numbers in pencil, and two with an additional Alan Klotz Gallery label, on mount verso. 1940 and 1947; printed 1980-81 From The Wright Morris Portfolio published by Witkin-Berley in 1980 as a portfolio of twelve prints and limited to fifty sets, plus five artist proofs. The prints were made by Wright Morris. Provenance: Alan Klotz Gallery, New York; to the Present Owner
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 20, 2023
Signed by Wright Morris, Model T in Shed
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Heading: Author: Morris, Wright Title: Model T in Shed, Near Norfolk, Nebraska, 1947 Place Published: Publisher: Date Published: 1947 Description: Gelatin silver print mounted on board. Image: 23.5x18.8 cm (9½x7½"); matted: 51x41 cm (20x16"). Signed by Wright Morris on verso. Provenance: From a Los Angeles-based Collection.
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
Mar. 09, 2023
Morris (Wright) The Inhabitants, first edition, New York & London, 1946 & others, early & mid-twentieth century photography (16)
Est: £400 - £600
Morris (Wright) The Inhabitants, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, a little rubbed, slightly creased at edges, nick to spine, New York & London, 1946 § Berenice Abbott, 2 vol., original cloth with illustration to upper covers, together in board slip-case, Gottingen, 2008 § Bourke-White (Margaret) Twenty Parachutes, original white satin, slightly soiled, Tucson, AZ, Nazraeli Press, 2002 § Arbus (Diane) The Libraries, folding concertina-style into original boards, with bibliography in original wrappers in pocket at end, board slip-case, San Francisco, 2004 § Strand (Paul) Sixty Years of Photographs, Profile by Calvin Tomkins. An Aperture Monograph, original cloth, dust-jacket, New York, 1976 § Outerbridge (Paul) A Singular Aesthetic: Photographs & Drawings 1921-1941. A Catalogue Raisonné, edited by Elaine Dines, original cloth with colour illustration in hinged aperture mount on upper cover with image partly obscured by cover, translucent dust-jacket, Santa Barbara, 1981, photographic illustrations, a few colour; and 9 others, early & mid-twentieth century photography, mostly American, 8to & 4to (16)
Forum Auctions - UK
Dec. 06, 2022
Wright Morris (1910-1998) Jukebox, Roadside Cafe, Southern Indiana, 1950
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Wright Morris (1910-1998) Jukebox, Roadside Cafe, Southern Indiana, 1950 Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1950, signed in pencil on the verso. image: 9 1/2 x 7 1/2in. (24.1 x 19cm.) sheet: 10 x 8in. (25.4 x 20.2cm.) An Important Western Collection
Hindman
Dec. 01, 2022
Signed by Wright Morris
Est: $200 - $300
Heading: (Black Sparrow Press) Author: Morris, Wright Title: Five titles by Morris Wright Place Published: Santa Barbara Publisher:Black Sparrow Press Date Published: 1973-1995 Description: 5 volumes. (8vo) Includes: Here is Einbaum. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1973. No. 74 of 226 copies. Fine. Three Easy Pieces. Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1993. No. 85 of 150 copies. Dampstained throughout. Good. Writing is my Life: An Autobiography. Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1993. No. 78 of 140 copies. Lightly dampstained. Very good. Two for the Road. Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1994. No. 60 of 150 copies. Dampstained throughout. Good. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Writer: The Works of Love & The Huge Season. Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1995. No. 13 of 100 copies. Dampstained throughout. Good. All signed by the author.
PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers
Sep. 28, 2022
Wright Morris "Basket of Cobs" Silver Gelatin
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Wright Morris (American, 1910-1998). Photograph titled "Basket of Cobs, The Home Place, Near Norfolk, Nebraska, 1947," depicting a basket full of corn cobs. Silver gelatin print. With an inscription in pen below the photograph from the artist reading "All good wishes for Christmas and the New Year, Mary El & Wright." Literature: Wright Morris. "The Home Place." New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948. Page 131; Wright Morris. "God's Country and My People." New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1968.
Revere Auctions
Jun. 23, 2022
Morris Wright (1910-1998) Wright Morris (portfolio) - 1981
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Morris Wright (1910-1998) Wright Morris (portfolio) - 1981 Set of 11 (of 12) gelatin silver bromide prints gathered in a cream cloth portfolio with flaps Each of the prints signed Publisher's label on the back of the mount and numbered in pencil From the edition of 50 copies and 5 A.P., here no. 29 Publisher Witkin-Berley, Ltd. in New York 35.5 × 43 cm (S) - some framed Morris Wright (1910-1998) Wright Morris (portfolio) - 1981 Ensemble de 11 tirages (sur 12) en gélatino- bromure d'argent réunis dans un portfolio en toile crème à rabats Chacun des tirages signés Étiquette d'éditeur au dos du montage et numérotation au crayon Édition à 50 ex. et 5 E.A., ici n°29 Éditeur Witkin-Berley, Ltd., New York 35,5 × 43 cm (F) - certains encadrés
Piasa
Jun. 01, 2022
Wright Morris, Drawer with Silverware, Home Place, 1947
Est: €1,200 - €1,500
Signed in pencil on the verso.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Nov. 21, 2021
Photograph, Wright Morris
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Wright Morris (American, 1910-1998), "Eggs in Pot, Home Place," circa 1947, gelatin silver print, pencil signed verso, image: 9.5"h x 7.5"w, overall (with mat/unframed): 20"h x 16"w. Provenance: Private Collection (Northern California).
Clars Auctions
Oct. 21, 2021
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) Barber Chair, Cahow’s Barber Shop, Chapman, Nebraska * Straightback Chair * Bedroom with Portrait * Padded Ro
Est: $5,000 - $7,500
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) Barber Chair, Cahow's Barber Shop, Chapman, Nebraska * Straightback Chair * Bedroom with Portrait * Padded Rocker, Indiana. The second and third images are from Morris' series The Home Place. Together, 4 silver prints, the images measuring 9 1/2x7 1/2 inches (24.1x19.1 cm.), and slightly smaller, the sheets 10x8 inches (25.4x20.3 cm.), each with Morris' signature, in pencil, on verso. 1942-50; printed 1970s
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 17, 2021
Photograph, Wright Morris
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Wright Morris (American, 1910-1998), "Eggs in Pot, Home Place," c. 1947, gelatin silver print, pencil signed verso, image: 9.5"h x 7.5"w, overall (with mat/unframed): 20"h x 16"w. Provenance: Private Collection (Northern California).
Clars Auctions
Sep. 19, 2021
Photograph, Wright Morris
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Wright Morris (American, 1910-1998), "Eggs in Pot, Home Place," c. 1947, gelatin silver print, pencil signed verso, image: 9.5"h x 7.5"w, overall (with mat/unframed): 20"h x 16"w
Clars Auctions
Jun. 15, 2021
WRIGHT MORRIS Adobe Doorway 1940s
Est: $200 - $500
WRIGHT MORRIS. Untitled [window in adobe wall], c. 1940. 9.4x7.4" gelatin silver print on 9.9x7.9" paper. Printed c. 1970s. Signed in pencil on print verso; inscribed in pencil: 8466. Wright Morris (1910-1998) was a renowned writer and affective photographer. Pairing photographs with his own writing, Morris pioneered a new tradition of "photo-texts" in the 1940s that proved highly influential to future photographers. Devoid of figures, his photographs depict everyday objects and atmosphere. Morris's poetic images exist in a fictional narrative, but reference documentary style.
Andrew Smith Gallery Photography Auctions, LLC
May. 27, 2021
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) Drawer with Silverware.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) Drawer with Silverware. Silver print, the image measuring 7 1/2x9 3/8 inches (19.1x23.8 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with Morris' signature, in pencil, on verso. 1947; printed 1970s
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 27, 2021
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) Farmhouse in winter, Nebraska.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) Farmhouse in winter, Nebraska. Silver print, the image measuring 10 1/2x13 1/2 inches (26.7x34.3 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with Morris' signature, in pencil, and the notation "WM 68," also in pencil, on verso. 1941; printed circa 1970
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 11, 2021
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) "No Dancing" Jukebox, Lone Pine, Nebraska.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) "No Dancing" Jukebox, Lone Pine, Nebraska. Silver print, the image measuring 13 1/2x10 5/8 inches (34.3x27 cm.), the sheet slightly larger, with Morris' signature, in pencil, on verso. 1940; printed 1972
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 06, 2021
WRIGHT MORRIS Adobe House Texture & Light
Est: $1,250 - $2,000
WRIGHT MORRIS, Adobe Ranch House, New Mexico, c. 1940, 7x9" gelatin silver print, Printed c. 1980, signed in pencil on print verso; inscribed in pencil: PAA 37, 13. Morris, like so many photographers, was attracted to the quality of light in New Mexico, which lends itself to compelling studies in shadow and texture, particularly when combined with native building materials. Wright Morris (1910-1998) was a renowned writer and affective photographer. Pairing photographs with his own writing, Morris pioneered a new tradition of "photo-texts" in the 1940s that proved highly influential to future photographers. Devoid of figures, his photographs depict everyday objects and atmosphere. Morris's poetic images exist in a fictional narrative, but reference documentary style. Born in Nebraska, Morris attended Pomona College in Claremont, California. After graduation he traveled throughout Europe, purchasing his first camera in Vienna. Morris returned to California in 1934 determined to become a writer, but also continued to photograph. In 1935, he bought a Rolleiflex camera and began photographing extensively. Morris first exhibited his photo-texts in 1940, at the New School for Social Research in New York. This same year the Museum of Modern Art purchased prints for their collection and New Directions published images that would become his first book. In 1942, Morris received the first of his three Guggenheim Fellowships, funding the completion of The Inhabitants. Published by Scribners, The Inhabitants (1946) documented domestic scenes of the South, Midwest, and Southwest and although visually influential enjoyed little financial success. His second photo-text book, The Home Place (1948) was a visual novel, with short fictional prose accompanying each photograph. Although groundbreaking, it remained unmarketable and after its publication Morris invested in his more successful career as a writer. In 1956, Morris won the National Book Award for his tenth book, the unillustrated A Field of Vision. Morris continued to write and publish while teaching English and creative writing from 1962-1974 at San Francisco State University. Morris's acclaimed novel, Plains Song won the American Book Award for Fiction 1981. The Museum of Modern Art proved supportive of Morris throughout his career, both exhibiting and purchasing his work. MoMA curator John Szarkowski prompted a reconsideration of Wright Morris with the publication of God's Country and My People (1968), widely considered Morris's most successful photo-text book. Morris's exhibition career burgeoned in his later years with many shows including Wright Morris: Origin of a Species, a 1992 retrospective at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and following his death, Distinctly American: The Photography of Wright Morris at Stanford's Cantor Center of Art in 2002. Credit: https://ccp.arizona.edu/artists/wright-morris
Andrew Smith Gallery Photography Auctions, LLC
Feb. 06, 2021
WRIGHT MORRIS Church Ranchos de Taos
Est: $1,250 - $2,000
WRIGHT MORRIS, Adobe Church, Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico (San Francisco de Assis Mission Church), 1940, 7.6x9.6" gelatin silver print, Printed c. 1980, signed in pencil on print verso; inscribed in pencil: PAA 37, 3. The church at Ranchos de Taos, N.M. is itself a photographic icon. The organic nature of adobe and the rounded architectural angles have made it irresistable to photographers including Paul Strand, Ansel Adams, and Edward Weston, whose modernist images of the church are considered among their most important. In addition to photographers, hundreds of leading painters including Georgia O'Keeffe made powerful views of this iconic building. Wright Morris (1910-1998) was a renowned writer and affective photographer. Pairing photographs with his own writing, Morris pioneered a new tradition of "photo-texts" in the 1940s that proved highly influential to future photographers. Devoid of figures, his photographs depict everyday objects and atmosphere. Morris's poetic images exist in a fictional narrative, but reference documentary style. Born in Nebraska, Morris attended Pomona College in Claremont, California. After graduation he traveled throughout Europe, purchasing his first camera in Vienna. Morris returned to California in 1934 determined to become a writer, but also continued to photograph. In 1935, he bought a Rolleiflex camera and began photographing extensively. Morris first exhibited his photo-texts in 1940, at the New School for Social Research in New York. This same year the Museum of Modern Art purchased prints for their collection and New Directions published images that would become his first book. In 1942, Morris received the first of his three Guggenheim Fellowships, funding the completion of The Inhabitants. Published by Scribners, The Inhabitants (1946) documented domestic scenes of the South, Midwest, and Southwest and although visually influential enjoyed little financial success. His second photo-text book, The Home Place (1948) was a visual novel, with short fictional prose accompanying each photograph. Although groundbreaking, it remained unmarketable and after its publication Morris invested in his more successful career as a writer. In 1956, Morris won the National Book Award for his tenth book, the unillustrated A Field of Vision. Morris continued to write and publish while teaching English and creative writing from 1962-1974 at San Francisco State University. Morris's acclaimed novel, Plains Song won the American Book Award for Fiction 1981. The Museum of Modern Art proved supportive of Morris throughout his career, both exhibiting and purchasing his work. MoMA curator John Szarkowski prompted a reconsideration of Wright Morris with the publication of God's Country and My People (1968), widely considered Morris's most successful photo-text book. Morris's exhibition career burgeoned in his later years with many shows including Wright Morris: Origin of a Species, a 1992 retrospective at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and following his death, Distinctly American: The Photography of Wright Morris at Stanford's Cantor Center of Art in 2002. Credit: https://ccp.arizona.edu/artists/wright-morris
Andrew Smith Gallery Photography Auctions, LLC
Feb. 06, 2021
WRIGHT MORRIS Barber Shop Nebraska 1947
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
WRIGHT MORRIS, Plants, Cahow's Barber Shop, Chapman, Nebraska, 1947, 7.5x9.5" gelatin silver print, Printed c 1980s, signed in pencil on print verso; inscribed in pencil: PAA 37,2 Wright Morris (1910-1998) was a renowned writer and affective photographer. Pairing photographs with his own writing, Morris pioneered a new tradition of "photo-texts" in the 1940s that proved highly influential to future photographers. Devoid of figures, his photographs depict everyday objects and atmosphere. MorrisÂs poetic images exist in a fictional narrative, but reference documentary style. Born in Nebraska, Morris attended Pomona College in Claremont, California. After graduation he traveled throughout Europe, purchasing his first camera in Vienna. Morris returned to California in 1934 determined to become a writer, but also continued to photograph. In 1935, he bought a Rolleiflex camera and began photographing extensively. Morris first exhibited his photo-texts in 1940, at the New School for Social Research in New York. This same year the Museum of Modern Art purchased prints for their collection and New Directions published images that would become his first book. In 1942, Morris received the first of his three Guggenheim Fellowships, funding the completion of The Inhabitants. Published by Scribners, The Inhabitants (1946) documented domestic scenes of the South, Midwest, and Southwest and although visually influential enjoyed little financial success. His second photo-text book, The Home Place (1948) was a visual novel, with short fictional prose accompanying each photograph. Although groundbreaking, it remained unmarketable and after its publication Morris invested in his more successful career as a writer. In 1956, Morris won the National Book Award for his tenth book, the unillustrated A Field of Vision. Morris continued to write and publish while teaching English and creative writing from 1962-1974 at San Francisco State University. Morris's acclaimed novel, Plains Song won the American Book Award for Fiction 1981. The Museum of Modern Art proved supportive of Morris throughout his career, both exhibiting and purchasing his work. MoMA curator John Szarkowski prompted a reconsideration of Wright Morris with the publication of God's Country and My People (1968), widely considered Morris's most successful photo-text book. Morris's exhibition career burgeoned in his later years with many shows including Wright Morris: Origin of a Species, a 1992 retrospective at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and following his death, Distinctly American: The Photography of Wright Morris at Stanford's Cantor Center of Art in 2002. Credit: https://ccp.arizona.edu/artists/wright-morris
Andrew Smith Gallery Photography Auctions, LLC
Oct. 02, 2020
Wright Morris (1910-1998); Farmhouse in Winter near Lincoln, Nebraska;
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Wright Morris (1910-1998) Farmhouse in Winter near Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940 Gelatin silver print, printed later, signed in pencil on the verso. 7 3/8 x 9 3/8in (18.7 x 23.8cm) sheet 8 x 10in (20.3 x 25.4cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Jun. 19, 2020
Wright Morris, Model T in Shed, The Home Place, near Norfolk, Nebraska, 1947
Est: €1,000 -
Flush-mounted to original card, signed in pencil below the image on the mount. Editioned in pencil on a label affixed to the reverse of the mount. From the 'Wright Morris' portfolio, Witkin-Berley Ltd, Roslyn Heights/NY. Print 20 from an edition of 50 (+ 5 A.P.). The Ford (Model T) illustrated here plays a role in Morris' novel “The Home Place” from 1948 in which the writer and photographer describes a visit by the first-person narrator to Lone Tree in Nebraska during the Great Depression in the USA. In this most famous of his “Photo-Text” books, Morris gives equal weight to the written word and the self-composed, full-page image - unusual for that time.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Oct. 19, 2019
Wright Morris: Model-T in Shed, Nebraska, c. 1947/later, silver print
Est: $1,600 - $3,200
Model-T in Shed, Nebraska, c. 1947/later, silver print, , Image size: 9.55"x7.5"; Sheet Size: 10"x8"
The Photo Review
Jan. 31, 2019
[Photography] Morris, Wright (American, 1910-1998), Gano Grain Elevator, Western Kansas
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
[Photography] Morris, Wright (American, 1910-1998) Gano Grain Elevator, Western Kansas Gelatin silver print, modern printing 9.5 x 7.5 inches Framed. Provenance: Santa Fe Lightsource, October 16, 2002.
Freeman's | Hindman
Jun. 27, 2018
WRIGHT MORRIS, "Meeting House, Southbury Connecticut" 1940, printed later.
Est: $1,600 - $2,000
WRIGHT MORRIS, "Meeting House, Southbury Connecticut" 1940, printed later. 9 9/16 x 7 9/16 gelatin silver print, signed my Morris on the verso. See Peter Bunnell, Conversation with Dwight Morris: Critical Views and Responses, 1977, Plate 12.
Be-Hold
Feb. 14, 2017
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) Through the Lace Curtain, Home Place.
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) Through the Lace Curtain, Home Place. Silver print, the image measuring 14x11 inches (35.6x27.9 cm.), with a typed caption label on verso that states this photograph was included in MoMA''s 1948 exhibition "In and Out of Focus: A Survey of Photography Today." 1947
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 25, 2016
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) Wright Morris.
Est: $5,000 - $7,500
WRIGHT MORRIS (1910-1998) Wright Morris. Portfolio with 12 (of 12) photographs depicting the American landscape of the 1940s. Silver prints, the images measuring approximately 9 1/2x7 1/2 inches (24.1x19.1 cm.), and the reverse, the mounts 17x14 inches (43.2x35.6 cm.), each with Morris' signature, in pencil, on mount recto, and with the Witkin-Berley portfolio label with the print and edition number 20, in pencil, on mount verso. Small folio, cream cloth clamshell box with a gilt-lettered brown leather title label, cloth lightly soiled; the colophon, also with the edition number 20 (of 50); contents loose as issued. ONE OF AN EDITION OF 50. Witkin-Berley Limited, 1940-50; printed 1980
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 05, 2016
Wright Morris (1910–1998) Farm House near McCook, Nebraska, 1940
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Wright Morris (1910–1998) Farm House near McCook, Nebraska, 1940 signed in pencil (verso) image: 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19 cm.) sheet: 10 x 8 in. (25.5 x 20.4 cm.)
Christie's
Sep. 09, 2016
Wright Morris (NE, 1910-1989), Church, Near Milford, Nebraska
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
gelatin silver print, pencil signed on the verso, printed on Agfa paper, circa 1947, matted and framed under glass. Sheet 8 x 9 7/8 in.; Image 7.5 x 9.5 in. Butterfield & Butterfield, October 1987
Leland Little Auctions
Jun. 16, 2016
Wright Morris, 2 from early European trip
Est: $600 - $1,000
WRIGHT MORRIS, GROUPS IN EUROPE, 1933, 34. A) Women at a chicken market, Vienna, 1933. 6 x 7 5/8 – inch matte gelatin silver print. B) Children with goats, Naples, 1934. 5 x 7 – inch matter gelatin silver print, deckle edged. Morris was a successful writer as well as a photographer. His photographs are mostly associated with the Midwest. These photographs were made during his youthful travels to Europe in 1933-34. His experiences are recounted in “Solo. An American Dreamer in Europe: 1933 – 34.” A nice first edition of the book is included in this lot. The prints are from the collection of his first wife Mary Ellen Morris. The first has a brief tear at the left edge [D3], the second is [3+]
Be-Hold
Dec. 02, 2015
Morris, Wright: Chester, Pennsylvania
Est: €350 - €500
Chester, Pennsylvania. 1940. Vintage, warm-toned, ferrotyped gelatin silver print. 20,2 x 25,5 cm. Signed, titled and dated by the photographer in ink on the verso. Both a writer and photographer, Wright Morris portrayed the American mid-West and Mexico in his works. His images are reminiscent of those by the FSA photographers, but they also have a strong compositional quality similar to Charles Sheeler's photographs and paintings. – A few handling marks/creases, corners slightly bumped, otherwise a rich tonal print in very good condition.
Bassenge Auctions
Oct. 22, 2015
WRIGHT MORRIS, TWO SCENES FROM MEXICO, 1940.
Est: $700 - $1,000
A 10 x 7 5/8 glossy gelatin silver print is a formal design. A pen inscription verso:"Cuernavaca, Mexico - 1940." An 8 x 10- inch glossy gelatin silver print is a composition of an old house that has the name of the Mexican area in pencil verso, with "Mary Ellen Morris Collection." Both might have one margin neatly trimmed
Be-Hold
Oct. 22, 2015
WRIGHT MORRIS, PANAMA , NEBRASKA. 1947, printed 1975
Est: $700 - $1,000
Two gelatin silver contact prints, 4x 5- inches. One shows the Panama Railway Express Agency Depot. It has red pen cropping lines and Morris' initials drawn on the surface. The other shows the Depot Wagon. Both have writing and numbers on the verso. They were prepared in connection with an exhibition of Morris' photographs at the Sheldon Gallery in Nebraska and the Corcoran Gallery in Washington. The red markings on the first are part of the object, so both are [4-]
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Oct. 22, 2015
WRIGHT MORRIS, "MODEL T IN SHED, HOME PLACE. 1947, printed 1980.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
14 x 11- inch gelatin silver print, dry mounted to mount. Signed in pencil beneath the print. Label on verso from the Wright Morris Portfolio of 12 prints. This is number 49 of an edition of 50.
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Oct. 22, 2015
WRIGHT MORRIS, "UNCLE HARRY, NEBRASKA. 1947, printed later.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
WRIGHT MORRIS, "UNCLE HARRY, NEBRASKA. 1947, printed later. 14 x 11- inch gelatin silver print, signed on the verso in pencil
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Oct. 15, 2015
MORRIS, WRIGHT (1910-1998) "Farmhouse in Winter, near Lincoln, Nebraska."
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
MORRIS, WRIGHT (1910-1998) "Farmhouse in Winter, near Lincoln, Nebraska." Silver print, 7 1/2x9 1/2 inches (19.1x24.1 cm.), with Morris' signature, in pencil, on verso. 1940; printed circa 1970
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