About this artwork
The female figure, often dancing and with erotic overtones, is a recurring theme in Fergusson’s work. These drawings were taken from one of his sketch books. They show him experimenting with an Egyptian inspired pose, with the figure both clothed and un-clothed. Fergusson met his future wife, the dancer Margaret Morris, in Paris in 1913 and together they collaborated on many dance projects. In 1917 they opened a summer school of dance in Devon, with the dancers encouraged to practice ‘en plein air’. This was the beginning of annual summer schools in both England and the South of France.
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artist:John Duncan Fergusson (1874 - 1961) Scottish
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title:Dancers
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date created:1912
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materials:Black chalk on paper
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measurements:17.00 x 10.00 cm (framed: 47.20 x 58.70 x 2.80 cm)
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credit line:Purchased 2005
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accession number:GMA 4763 A
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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...