Italian Cottage by William Evan Charles Morgan

Italian Cottage by William Evan Charles Morgan

Italian Cottage

William Evan Charles Morgan

Title

Italian Cottage

 
Artist
Year
1928  
Technique
drypoint 
Image Size
7 1/4 x 5 15/16" platemark 
Signature
pencil signed, lower right 
Edition Size
34 of 78  
Annotations
titled, dated and editioned in pencil 
Reference
Georgetown 20 
Paper
cream, laid "David Strang" watermarked 
State
published 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
17986 
Price
SOLD
Description
William Morgan began working in wood engraving but while in Italy on a Prix de Rome in 1924 he began engraving in copper. He produced 35 works between 1926 and 32, of which only 23 are known. This is a fine example of that work. Using the burr of the drypoint medium allowed Morgan to get the intense blacks that he was able to acheive in woodengraving but allowed him to work the image more like a drawing.