Born in Randwick, Sydney in 1886, Morgan studied under Julian Ashton and Sydney Long, at the Sydney Art School (later known as the Julian Ashton Art School). . Principally an etcher, he was a member of the London Society of Graphic Arts, a Fellow of the Royal Art Society of NSW and president of the Australian Painter-Etchers' Society. James Morgan exhibited six works at the June 1922 exhibition of the Australian Painter-Etchers’ Society and was listed on the catalogue as a member of the Society. He was also a founding member in 1938 of the 'XV Independent Artists Group’ a breakaway group from the Australian Academy of Art. By the early 1940s he had joined the long established Royal Art Society and become a regular exhibitor.
The total number of works by James Morgan offered for sale by auction since 1974 is 50, of which 36 (72%) were sold. No works have been offered for sale this year, and the last sale we have recorded for the artist was in 2021. Works by James Morgan are held by the National Gallery of Victoria.
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