# Mary Deneale Morgan artist context and auction value notes Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/mary-deneale-morgan/ Profile generated: 2026-08-24T12:10:03.950Z Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources ## Artist identity - Birth date: 1868-05-24 - Death date: 1948-10-10 - Nationality: American - Movements: Plein-air painting, Impressionism - Common media: Watercolor, Printmaking, Etching ## Portrait ![Mary Deneale Morgan](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/M._DeNeale_Morgan_1924.jpg) Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M._DeNeale_Morgan_1924.jpg ## About Mary Deneale Morgan Mary DeNeale Morgan (1868–1948), also known as M. DeNeale Morgan, was an American painter and printmaker associated with California's plein-air art tradition. Authority records describe her as a painter working especially in watercolor, as well as an etcher and illustrator. Public biographies connect her landscape practice to San Francisco, Oakland, and Carmel-by-the-Sea, with subjects drawn from the San Francisco Bay Area and Monterey Peninsula. Cypress trees are identified as a particularly characteristic motif. Morgan also participated in Carmel's developing art community: she directed the Carmel Summer School of Art sponsored by the Carmel Arts and Crafts Club and was a founding member of the Carmel Art Association. Collectors may consequently encounter her name on California landscapes in watercolor or other painting media, as well as prints and etchings. Her Impressionist classification appears in the available public biography, although the collected source pack does not include a museum or scholarly catalogue confirming that label. ## Common works and media The strongest source evidence supports watercolor paintings, other landscape paintings, prints, and etchings. Documented subjects include California scenery from the San Francisco Bay Area and Monterey Peninsula, with cypress trees highlighted as a recurring motif. Authority records also identify Morgan as an illustrator, so illustrated works may be encountered, although the source pack does not describe a specific illustration series. Broad auction-database labels such as sculpture, mixed media, decorative art, and editions should not by themselves be interpreted as established hallmarks of her practice without object-level evidence. ## Market and appraisal context Mary DeNeale Morgan's public auction record is most clearly associated with paintings and works on paper, including prints. Relevant comparisons should match the work's medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, and attribution status as closely as possible. Signature and inscription details, restoration history, provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references may also affect how a work compares with previously sold examples. For prints, edition information and impression quality should be considered when available. Realized prices from different auction houses may not be directly equivalent because reporting can differ on buyer premiums and fees. Public results provide useful comparable evidence, but they do not capture every private transaction or later change in attribution and should not be treated as a price prediction. ## Appraisily data basis Appraisily artist pages combine artist identity research with matched public auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Private sales, incomplete feeds, attribution changes, and differences in fee reporting may limit the record. ## Sources - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28740684 - Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500199376 - VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/96701564/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_DeNeale_Morgan - Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_DeNeale_Morgan - Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/mary-deneale-morgan/