'I see you!'

細節

Frederick Morgan (1847-1927)
'I see you!'
signed and dated 'Fred Morgan/1873.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.8 cm.)

展覽

Liverpool, Liverpool Academy, Autumn 1872, no. 28.
London, Royal Society of British Artists, 1873, no. 296.

注意事項

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拍品專文

This is an early work by Morgan, painted around the time of his marriage to Alice Havers (1885-90). The pentimenti visible under ultra-violet light reveals that Morgan changed the date, presumably from 1872 to 1873, in order to suggest its comparative freshness for exhibition in London.

Fred's father John Morgan (1823-85; see lot 81) exhibited a similar picture at the Liverpool Academy in 1860 entitled Beautifying (no. 58), also featuring a blond-haired boy.

We are grateful to Terry Parker for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.