John Duncan Fergusson: Fleurs (1908)

screenshot_2019-01-14 2018_cks_16044_0060_000(john_duncan_fergusson_fleurs) jpg (jpeg image, 2823 × 3200 pixels) - scaled ([...] — John Duncan Fergusson (1874-1961), *Fleurs*, oil on board laid on panel, 20 x 17¾ in. (50.8 x 45.1 cm.), Painted *circa* 1908. Source: Christie’s

In 1907, with his interest in the advancement of contemporary art in Paris and frustration with conservative Scotland, an inheritance following his father’s death in 1906 allowed Fergusson to move to Paris permanently.

Fleurs wonderfully epitomises the dramatic effect the European influences had on Fergusson’s work: a lighter palette, flattening of form and a heavy use of outlining in his dark red and blue aesthetic, a stark contrast to his earlier works.
Christie’s

zscreenshot_2019-01-14 2018_cks_16044_0060_000(john_duncan_fergusson_fleurs) jpg (jpeg image, 2823 × 3200 pixels) - scaled ([...] — John Duncan Fergusson (1874-1961), *Fleurs*, oil on board laid on panel, 20 x 17¾ in. (50.8 x 45.1 cm.), Painted *circa* 1908. Source: Christie’s, detail.

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John Duncan Fergusson (1874-1961)
Fleurs
oil on board laid on panel
20 x 17¾ in. (50.8 x 45.1 cm.)
Painted circa 1908.
Source: Christie’s
Link: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/paintings/john-duncan-fergusson-fleurs-6131372-details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=6131372&sid=2cce39fc-471d-43ee-9811-f6e59e36d614

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penwithlit says:

November 4, 2021 at 3:39 pm

Reblogged this on penwithlit and commented:
Lovely, lovely paintings. Reminds me slightly of Roualt.

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AT SUNNYSIDE - WHERE TRUTH AND BEAUTY MEET says:

November 4, 2021 at 5:56 pm

I see what you mean after looking up some of Roualt’s paintings. The dark outlining especially jumps right out to me on both. Thanks for visiting, penwithlit. 🙂

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