J.D. Fergusson

1874-1961
J.D. Fergusson

Born in Leith in Edinburgh, J.D. Fergusson’s studies took him to Paris in the 1890s where he attended the Académie Colarossi and made broad connections in avant-garde life. He exhibited in London in 1905 and finally settled in Paris in 1907 where he experimented with Fauvist and Cubist styles, became a Sociétaire of the Salon d’Automne and acquaintance of many of the leading figures in the movement, including Picasso and Braque.

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Artist at Rest, c.1909

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H:21cm W:12.5cm
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Elegance, c.1909

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H:12.5cm W:21cm
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l’Apéro, c.1909

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H:21cm W:12.5cm
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The Dancers, c.1909

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H:21cm W:12.5cm
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Joan in a Headdress, c.1916

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H:21.5cm W:16.5cm
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A House in Gaie, c.1901

oil on panel
H:14.5cm W:11.5cm
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Piccadilly Circus, Night, 1902

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H:18cm W:22cm
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Self Portrait with Cigarette, c.1910

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H:20.9cm W:12.8cm
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Anne Estelle Rice, c.1910

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H:20.9cm W:12.8cm
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Study for The White Hat, 1905

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H:12cm W:11.5cm
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Jean Maconochie, c.1904

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H:15cm W:8.5cm
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La Closerie des Lilas, Paris, c.1907

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H:12.5cm W:11cm
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Self Portrait, Paris, c.1910

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H:20cm W:12cm
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La Parisienne, c.1908

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H:11.9cm W:13.3cm
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Au Bal Bullier, c.1908

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H:20.9cm W:12.8cm
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Downward Gaze, c.1907

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H:12.5cm W:11.5cm
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La Cocarde, c.1909

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H:11.9cm W:13.3cm
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Le Violoncelliste, c.1908

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H:11.9cm W:13.3cm
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Woman in Black, Paris, c.1909

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H:20.9cm W:12.8cm
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Le Grain de Beauté, c.1909

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H:12.5cm W:11.5cm
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By the Pool, Cap d’Antibes, c.1942

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H:19.5cm W:24.5cm
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Sur la Mer, Cassis, 1913

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H:18cm W:12.3cm
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Margaret Morris, c.1918

charcoal on paper
H:31cm W:25cm
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Standing Nude, c.1931

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H:18.6cm W:12.3cm
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White Rose, c.1918

pencil and watercolour on paper
H:13.5cm W:12cm
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Meg, c.1918

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H:23cm W:18.5cm
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Dancer at Rest, c.1924

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H:25.3cm W:20cm
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The Dancer, c.1928

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H:25.3cm W:20cm
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A Quiet Moment, c.1910

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H:11.9cm W:13.3cm
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A Glance, Paris, c.1910

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H:11.9cm W:13.3cm
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Café Study, c.1910

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H:16cm W:9.3cm
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Janice, London, 1918

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H:25.6cm W:20.4cm
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Meg, 1925-30

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H:25cm W:20cm
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Ida Rubenstein, c.1918

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H:14cm W:11cm
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Margaret Morris, London, c.1918

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H:17.5cm W:11.5cm
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Margaret Morris and Thistle, 1922

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H:15.5cm W:11cm
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Man in a Hat, Paris, 1908-9

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H:13cm W:11cm
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Three Bathers, Antibes, 1925

watercolour
H:33cm W:25.5cm
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The Mill, St Osyth

watercolour
H:26cm W:32cm
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The Alhambra, Leicester Square, Evening

oil on panel
H:24cm W:18.5cm
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Street, Pourville

pencil and watercolour
H:33cm W:27cm
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Self Portrait, c.1911

ink drawing
H:30cm W:21.5cm
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Luxembourg Gardens, Evening, c.1906

oil on panel
H:18cm W:23cm
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Nude, Paris, 1912

charcoal
H:36cm W:23.6cm
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Houses on a Hillside, c.1913

charcoal and watercolour
H:22.2cm W:28.5cm
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Effulgence, c.1923

brass
H:21.5cm
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Camping Site

Conte and watercolour
H:9.5cm W:12.5cm
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A Singer, Marquisita, 1925

watercolour
H:25cm W:20cm
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The Conversation, c.1907

oil on panel
H:26.5cm W:33.5cm
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Woman with her Eyes Closed, c.1926

conté drawing
H:25.4cm W:20.4cm
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View from the Cassis of the Alpes Maritimes, 1913

blue ink on paper
H:15.2cm W:18.4cm
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Royan, 1910

coloured chalk on paper
H:21cm W:12.2cm
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The Poet D’Offy, Paris, 1908

conté drawing
H:19cm W:10.8cm
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Portrait of a Man in a Hat, c.1907

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H:23.2cm W:14.3cm
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Study of a Dancer seen in Profile, 1919-20

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H:25cm W:20.3cm
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Production Poster for the School, c.1932

woodblock print
H:22.2cm W:15cm
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Studies of Women, Three Seen in Profile, Paris, c.1908

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H:20.9cm W:13.3cm
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Profile of a Man, c.1909

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H:23.1cm W:14.2cm
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L’Artiste Americaine (Anne Estelle Rice), Paris, 1907

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H:20.2cm W:11cm
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Reading Woman, c.1922

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H:21.5cm W:16.5cm
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La Cocarde, Paris, 1908-10

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H:20.9cm W:13.3cm
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Small Still Life, c.1911

woodblock print
H:25.4cm W:19cm
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Cul de Sac, Royan, 1910

conté drawing
H:12cm W:21cm
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Desire Erotique, Royan, 1910

pen and ink
H:25cm W:20cm
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Near Royan, 1910

conté drawing
H:12.3cm W:21cm
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Capidi Bow, 1925

Pencil on paper
H:25cm W:20cm
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Woman in Shadow, c.1930

conté drawing
H:22.4cm W:15.1cm
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Woman with Necklace

conté drawing
H:21.5cm W:16.7cm
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Female Nude and Profile Study, c.1911

conté drawing
H:11.4cm W:9cm
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Woman with Eyes Closed, c.1926

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H:25.5cm W:20cm
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Flower Study, c.1935

conté drawing
H:21.5cm W:16.2cm
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Head Study of H. H. McCall, Paris, c.1909

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H:20.3cm W:12cm
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Forth Rail Bridge, c.1924

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H:12.7cm W:12cm
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Draft Horses, Royan, c.1910

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H:11.4cm W:15.9cm
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Cassis, 1913

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H:12.3cm W:21.1cm
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Man Socialising with a Woman in a Hat, 1909

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H:20.9cm W:13.3cm
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Portrait of a Woman, c. 1928

conté drawing
H:21cm W:16.5cm
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La Servante, Paris, 1907

conte drawing
H:21cm W:13cm
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Russian Ballet, 1911

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H:18cm W:11cm
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Sailor at Portsmouth Docks, 1918

contre drawing
H:16.25cm W:21.25cm
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Torse de Femme, Paris, 1911

Pencil on paper
H:18.5cm W:12cm
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Promenade a Pied, 1910

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H:21cm W:13cm
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De Profil, 1908

pencil on paper
H:25cm W:20cm
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Les Amies, 1913

Pencil on paper
H:20cm W:25cm
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Guitar Player, c.1907

H:11.75cm W:11cm
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Fergusson’s Mother, Edinburgh, c.1904

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H:12.5cm W:12cm
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Fergusson’s Father, Edinburgh, c.1904

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H:12.5cm W:12cm
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Seated Girl, 1905

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H:13.2cm W:11.5cm
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Profile Study

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H:13.5cm W:12cm
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