About this artwork
After many extended visits to Paris, often with Samuel Peploe, Fergusson moved to the French capital in 1907. He began to teach at the Académie de la Palette and exhibited in the city for the first time, at the Salon d’Automne. Fergusson enjoyed painting the Parisian streets such as Rue St Jacques, which is in the Latin Quarter, using portable, small panels. In Paris, Fergusson quickly became familiar with the techniques of Fauve artists, including Henri Matisse, whose expressive technique and use of a brightly coloured palette affected the Scottish colourists, as can be seen in this work.
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artist:John Duncan Fergusson (1874 - 1961) Scottish
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title:Rue St Jacques
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date created:1907
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materials:Oil on panel
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measurements:24.00 x 19.00 cm; Framed: 47.10 x 42.40 x 2.50 cm
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credit line:Private Collection on long term loan to the National Galleries of Scotland, 2001
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accession number:GML 952
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John Duncan Fergusson
John Duncan Fergusson
'Scottish Colourist' John Duncan Fergusson was one of the most influential Scottish painters of the 20th century. Mostly self-taught, he moved to Paris in 1907, where he became a member of the city art circles to which artists such as Matisse and Picasso also belonged. The outbreak of the First...