Morgan Colt Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Morgan Colt Art Value Price Guide

Jan. 26, 2024
ATTRIBUTED TO MORGAN COLT (Pennsylvania/New Jersey, 1876-1926), Landscape with barn., Oil on canvas, 24" x 30". Framed 28" x 34".
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
ATTRIBUTED TO MORGAN COLT Pennsylvania/New Jersey, 1876-1926 Landscape with barn. Notated "M. Colt" verso.
Eldred's
Aug. 25, 2023
MORGAN COLT (PA/NJ, 1876-1926)
Est: $400 - $600
Roiling Surf, watercolor on paper, unsigned. Marked verso "by Morgan Colt, born 1876. In portfolio of his work left behind Suzanne colt Hoeltzl, when she moved from 71 Horatio St, NYC". Set in Deep molded carved cove frame and mounted. OS: 17" x 21“, SS 9" x 13“. Condition good, some frame roughness.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Jun. 04, 2023
Morgan Colt (American, 1876–1926) A Glorious Day
Est: $60,000 - $100,000
Morgan Colt (American, 1876–1926) A Glorious Day Signed 'Morgan Colt' bottom right, oil on canvas 35 7/8 x 40 in. (91.1 x 101.6cm) Executed circa 1917. In a Phillip N. Yates frame. Provenance Jim’s of Lambertville, Lambertville, New Jersey. Acquired directly from the above in 2006. Collection of Sydney F. and Sharon Martin, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The Estate of Sydney F. Martin. Exhibited "The Painterly Voice: Bucks County's Fertile Ground," James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, October 22, 2011-April 1, 2012. Literature Brian H. Peterson, Pennsylvania Impressionism, University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 2002, no. 16, p. 106 (illustrated). James M. Alterman, New Hope for American Art, Jim’s of Lambertville, Lambertville, 2005, p. 89 (illustrated). Note Morgan Colt was born in Summit, New Jersey on September 11, 1876. A student at the School of Architecture of Columbia University, the artist joined a New York firm upon graduation, but eventually gave up architecture to focus on painting instead, thus breaking free from "clients' tastes or whimsies". He established himself at Phillips’ Mill, and studied closely with William L. Lathrop, the founding member of the New Hope School, who became his close friend. Although he successfully juggled painting, design, and crafts, Colt is best remembered today for his Impressionistic landscapes, which he always composed in the studio due to a persistent heart condition that prevented him from being outdoors too long. He died suddenly on April 12, 1926 from a heart attack, leaving behind an unattended corpus of paintings - a large portion of which were destroyed by the new inhabitants of Colt's house, thus ensuring that every one of their reappearances on the market is a notable event. The present work is arguably one of Colt's most dazzling compositions, and the largest canvas to ever come to market. Well-balanced and executed in the artist's signature style of short, rapid brushstrokes and a bright, refreshing palette, the painting depicts an expansive view of one of Bucks County's many valleys, as seen from the top of a hill. The vista is dramatically framed by two poplar trees on either side of the canvas, which act as curtains parting to reveal the bucolic and idyllic landscape. A country road plunges into the canvas, and guides our eye into the heart of the valley where one notices the picturesque presence of a single cottage, from which emerges an elegant and stylized blue plume of smoke, a distinct trait in Colt’s paintings. Far away, on the horizon and past a dense grove, sits a small village dominated by a steeple (Stockton?), a subtle indication that this formidable fairyland is inhabited. Arranged in three distinct layers, this early work prefigures Garber’s most famous landscapes, with a distinct sense of perspective and depth, however. The painting beautifully captures the subtle effects of the sun on the landscape, a happy marriage between pale blue tones and more lime-green hues which convey the tranquility and serenity of the locale – an invitation to rejoice in Nature's company as a nod to the contemporary events of that year 1917, which marked America’s entry into the First World War.
Freeman's | Hindman
Sep. 21, 2022
Morgan Colt (1876 - 1926) American
Est: $800 - $1,200
Morgan Colt (1876 - 1926) Watercolor and gouache on paper , Signed ,measures 10 x 14 inches ( with frame 19.5 x 24 )
Cutler Bay Auctions
May. 07, 2022
Morgan Colt Arts & Crafts Doorstop.
Est: $800 - $1,200
Painted iron and lead, height 9 inches. Together with James M. Alterman's book on the New Hope art colony, entitled New Hope for American Art. Literature: illustrated in James Alterman, New Hope for American Art, page 95.
Casco Bay Auctions
Sep. 28, 2021
Morgan Colt Arts & Crafts Iron Candlestick
Est: $600 - $800
Morgan Colt (New Hope, PA 1876-1926). Engraved with dots and diamonds, and paint decorated in green and gold. Unsigned. 13 1/2" tall.
Old Kinderhook Auction Company
Jun. 26, 2020
Morgan Colt, Untitled (path in trees)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Morgan Colt Untitled (path in trees) 1905 watercolor and gouache on paper 19.25 h × 13.375 w in (49 × 34 cm) Signed to lower left 'Morgan Colt Wilton N.H.'. condition: Overall good condition. Small area of flaking to paint at lower left corner and light scuff marks throughout. Measurements taken are of sight. Framed behind glass measuring 31 x 25 x 1 inches.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Mar. 01, 2020
Morgan Colt Attr. Arts & Crafts Folding Bench
Est: -
Morgan Colt attributed American Arts & Crafts folding campaign stool or bench with wrought iron frame and leather seat. 19" H x 27.5" W x 19" D.
Auctions at Showplace
Apr. 28, 2018
MORGAN COLT ARM CHAIR
Est: $400 - $600
A Morgan colt wrought iron open arm chair having cast iron spread wing owl decoration, circa 1905-1910. Older paint finish with some surface rust and wear. Size: 34" H x 25 1/2" W x 21 1/2" D
Ashcroft and Moore
Feb. 07, 2018
MORGAN COLT (AMERICAN, 1876-1926), FOLDING STOOL, CIRCA 1920s
Est: $400 - $600
MORGAN COLT (AMERICAN, 1876-1926) FOLDING STOOL, CIRCA 1920s Iron, brass, leather. H: 19, W: 23, D: 16 1/2 in. PROVENANCE: Property from a Private Family Collection, West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's | Hindman
Nov. 01, 2017
Morgan Colt Arm Chair
Est: $400 - $600
A Morgan colt wrought iron open arm chair having cast iron spread wing owl decoration, circa 1905-1910. Older paint finish with some surface rust and wear. Size: 34" H x 25 1/2" W x 21 1/2" D
Ashcroft and Moore
Jul. 30, 2017
LOT (4) WROUGHT IRON AND LEATHER GARDEN CHAIRS, ATTRIBUTED TO MORGAN COLT. HEIGHT 41"
Est: $200 - $300
LOT (4) WROUGHT IRON AND LEATHER GARDEN CHAIRS, ATTRIBUTED TO MORGAN COLT. HEIGHT 41"
William J Jenack Auctioneers
Sep. 11, 2015
MORGAN COLT (American, 1876-1926)
Est: $800 - $1,200
New Hampshire; Oil on canvas (framed); Signed and titled NH; 22" x 28"
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jun. 11, 2015
Colt, Morgan, 1876-1926, Pennsylvania/ New Jersey, Pastoral Fall Landscape. Oil on Canvas.
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Colt, Morgan, 1876-1926, Pennsylvania/ New Jersey, Pastoral Fall Landscape. Oil on Canvas. Signed "M Colt" in lower left. h:16 w: 23 in.
Alderfer Auction
Dec. 07, 2014
MORGAN COLT, (AMERICAN 1876-1926), SAILBOAT ON THE SEA
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
MORGAN COLT (american 1876-1926)/span SAILBOAT ON THE SEA Signed 'Morgan Colt' bottom left, oil on canvasboard 9 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (25.3 x 35.5cm) provenance: /spanPrivate Collection, Ontario, Canada.
Freeman's | Hindman
Dec. 08, 2013
MORGAN COLT, (AMERICAN 1876-1926), BUCKS COUNTY FIELD
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
MORGAN COLT (american 1876-1926)/span BUCKS COUNTY FIELD Signed 'Morgan Colt' bottom right, oil on canvas 25 x 31 in. (63.5 x 78.7cm) provenance: /spanPrivate Collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By descent in the family. Chester C. Gnatt, State College, Pennsylvania. Acquired from the above. Private Collection, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's | Hindman
Oct. 26, 2013
MORGAN COLT (Attr.) (1876 - 1926); Pair of wrought
Est: $800 - $1,200
MORGAN COLT (Attr.) (1876 - 1926); Pair of wrought iron brackets from the Hotel du Village, New Hope, PA, 1920s; Unmarked; 26" x 23"; Note: Schooled at Parisi Academie Julian and at the Columbia University School of Architecture, Morgan Colt designed the White Oaks and the Holmqvist School for Girls, which both became the Hotel Du Village in New Hope, Pennsylvania
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Oct. 28, 2012
PAIR OF WROUGHT-IRON AND LEATHER FOLDING CURULE STOOLS, POSSIBLY MORGAN COLT, CIRCA 1925
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
PAIR OF WROUGHT-IRON AND LEATHER FOLDING CURULE STOOLS, POSSIBLY MORGAN COLT, CIRCA 1925 The leather seats raised on x-formed wrought-iron bases. 19 x 26 x 19 in.
STAIR
May. 12, 2012
Morgan Colt (American, 1876-1926) Untitled, 1905
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Morgan Colt (American, 1876-1926); Untitled, 1905; Watercolor and gouache on paper (framed); Signed and dated; 19 3/8" x 13 1/2" (sight); Provenance: Private Collection, Massachusetts
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Dec. 18, 2009
Morgan Colt
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Venetian canal scene, watercolor, 12" x 11 1/2" (sight), SLL "Morgan Colt". Artist: American, 1876 - 1926. Estimate: $1,000-1,500. Shipping: $150.00 plus insurance.
Alderfer Auction
Sep. 12, 2008
Morgan Colt Wilton House, New Hope, watercolor,
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Morgan Colt Wilton House, New Hope, watercolor, 13" x 19", SLL "Morgan Colt". Artist: American, 1876-1926. Shipping: Call for shipping quote.
Alderfer Auction