John Duncan Fergusson (born John Duncan Fergusson ; March 9, 1874 , Leith - January 30, 1961 , Glasgow ) - Scottish post-impressionist artist, member of the Scottish Colorists group.
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Life and work
By training a military doctor in the navy, J. Ferguson very soon realized that his calling was painting. He improved his art as an artist while traveling in France , Spain and Morocco . Studying in the Louvre , the artist gets acquainted with the art of the Impressionists and finds himself under the special creative influence of the works of the French master Gustave Caillebotte . Fergusson also during his stay in Paris perceives some of the ideas of the Fauvists (for example, on the distribution of various colors and their combination on the canvas).
In the 20s of the XX century, J. Ferguson works in his art studio in London ; his works are exhibited in various art galleries, including the Royal Institute of Fine Arts in Glasgow . His first solo exhibition was held in 1923 . In 1928, Ferguson, together with his girlfriend, the dancer Margaret Morris , left for Paris, where he lived until the outbreak of World War II . In 1939 he returned to Scotland and finally settled in Glasgow. After the artist settled in Glasgow, he organized the New Art Club to help progressive artists in this city exhibit more. The New Scottish Group grew out of the Club in 1942, the first president of which was Fergusson himself.
In 1943 he published the book "Modern Scottish Artists."
In an opening letter to the exhibition in memory of J. D. Ferguson in 1961, the famous French artist and art critic Andre Dunouillet de Segonzac wrote: Ferguson's work is a deep and clear expression of his love of life. This artist had the rare gift of making his canvases flexible, combined with an extraordinary sense of indescribably vibrant colors.
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Notes
- ↑ 1 2 RKDartists
- ↑ 1 2 John Duncan Fergusson - 2006. - ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7 , 978-0-19-989991-3
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.