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Cole Morgan was born in New York, but grew up in New Mexico (USA). He studied English literature, art history and drawing, after which he traveled through Europe in the 1970s to view the Old Masters. His early work, like this cowboy, consists of hyper-realistic pencil drawings, and has been working in a non-figurative style since the mid-1980s. In his abstract work, however, elements from photo-realism, such as working with shadow, can be found. The main visual elements in Morgan’s work are color, shape and light. He uses it to create modern trumpet louils: shapes appear pasted and are deepened by painted shadows. Sometimes there is actually a slight relief.

Mariëtte Simonis

Cole Morgan | Liberty, pencil and coloured pencil on paper, 210.0 x 120.0 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1977

Cole Morgan

watercolour • drawing • previously for sale

Liberty

Why does this work appeal to me so much? He is such an attractive tough man, depicted life-size. Beautiful precision work in terms of elaboration. With very fine pencil lines, the cowboy enters your world and takes you to the Wild West. The drawing is modestly made in gray and light blue, very powerful in effect.

Cole Morgan | Blue Tip, mixed technique and collage on canvas, 80.0 x 80.0 cm, signed l.r. and dated '91

Cole Morgan

painting • previously for sale

Blue Tip

Cole Morgan | Black board, mixed media and collage on paper, 99.0 x 99.0 cm, signed l.r. and dated '87

Cole Morgan

watercolour • drawing • for sale

Black board