Desmond Morris's Early Period


The Kiss
The Kiss
1946

Oil on Board
16 x 13 in (40 x 32.5 cm.)

Over the Wall
Over the Wall
1946

Oil on board
29 x 24 in. (73 x 60 cm.)
A Girl Selling Flowers
A Girl Selling Flowers

1946

Oil on board
29.5 x 35.5 in. (72.5 x 87.5 cm.)

Entry to a Landscape
Entry to a Landscape
1947
Oil on Board
20 x 16 in (50 x 40 cm.)


Master of the Situation
Master of the Situation
1947

Oil on canvas
16 x 12 in. (40 x 30 cm.)

The Nest I
The Nest I
1947

Oil on board
13 x 17 in. (32.5 x 42.5 cm.)
Woman Reading
Woman Reading
1947

Oil on card
16 x 12 in. (40 x 30 cm.)

Confrontation
Confrontation
1948

Oil on canvas
18 x 12 in. (45 x 30.5 cm.)
The Lovers
The Lovers
1948
Oil on canvas
8 x 6 in (20 x 15 cm.)


The Visitor
The Visitor
1948

Painted goat's skull
9 1/2 in. (24 cm.) high, including base



Reclining Nude
Reclining Nude
1948

Oil on canvas
15 x 30 in. (37.5 x 75 cm.)

The Courtship I
The Courtship I
1948

Oil on canvas
54 x 38 in. (135 x 95 cm.)



Celebration
Celebration
1948

Oil on board
28 x 37 in. (70 x 92.5 cm.)

The Intruder
The Intruder
1949
Oil on card
12 x 16 in. (30 x 40 cm.)

The Cabaret Message
The Cabaret Message
1949

Ink and gouache on black paper
10 x 12 in. (25.5 x 30.5 cm.)


War Woman
War Woman
1949

Mixed media on board
28 x 17 in. (70 x 42.5 cm.)
The Survivors
The Survivors
1950
Oil on canvas
10 x 14 in. (25 x 35 cm.)

Landscape with Watchers Landscape with Watchers
1950
Oil on board
8 x 10 in. (20 x 25.5 cm.)

The Zoologist

The Zoologist
1951
Oil on board
12 x 24 in. (30 x 60 cm.)

Early Period · Zoo Period · Naked Ape Period · Late Period

Desmond Morris' ART