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1874 near Edinburgh, Scotland - 1961 Glasgow, Scotland. Known for: Painterly, fauve-like nude figure, landscape and coastal paintings.
John Duncan Fergusson, RBA (1874-1961). Born just outside Edinburgh in March 1874, there was no early hint or suggestion that John Duncan Fergusson would be anything other than a traditional member... Read full biography
John Duncan Fergusson, RBA (1874-1961). Born just outside Edinburgh in March 1874, there was no early hint or suggestion that John Duncan Fergusson would be anything other than a traditional member of Edinburgh's middle-class society. His official education culminated at the city's medical school... Read full biography
John Duncan Fergusson, RBA (1874-1961). Born just outside Edinburgh in March 1874, there was no early hint or suggestion that John Duncan Fergusson would be anything other than a traditional member of Edinburgh's middle-class society. His official education culminated at the city's medical school which, to the surprise of his family, he left after two years to enroll at the School of Art. His days as a student there were short-lived as the frustrations with an old fashioned teaching curriculum... Read full biography
John Duncan Fergusson, RBA (1874-1961). Born just outside Edinburgh in March 1874, there was no early hint or suggestion that John Duncan Fergusson would be anything other than a traditional member of Edinburgh's middle-class society. His official education culminated at the city's medical school which, to the surprise of his family, he left after two years to enroll at the School of Art. His days as a student there were short-lived as the frustrations with an old fashioned teaching curriculum persuaded him that the only viable alternative was to establish his own studio and teach himself to paint. Fergusson's early work consisted mainly of small oil paintings and panels, depicting local street scenes, landscapes, still lifes and... Read full biography
John Duncan Fergusson, RBA (1874-1961). Born just outside Edinburgh in March 1874, there was no early hint or suggestion that John Duncan Fergusson would be anything other than a traditional member of Edinburgh's middle-class society. His official education culminated at the city's medical school which, to the surprise of his family, he left after two years to enroll at the School of Art. His days as a student there were short-lived as the frustrations with an old fashioned teaching curriculum persuaded him that the only viable alternative was to establish his own studio and teach himself to paint. Fergusson's early work consisted mainly of small oil paintings and panels, depicting local street scenes, landscapes, still lifes and interiors. Impressed by the work of the Glasgow Boys* and encouraged by their example Fergusson decided to study in Paris and enrolled at the Acade... Read full biography
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John Duncan Fergusson, RBA (1874-1961)
Born just outside Edinburgh in March 1874, there was no early hint or suggestion that John Duncan Fergusson would be anything other than a traditional member of Edinburgh's middle-class society. His official education culminated at the city's medical school which, to the surprise of his family, he left after two years to enroll at the School of Art. His days as a student there were short-lived as the frustrations with an old fashioned teaching curriculum persuaded him that the only viable alternative was to establish his own studio and teach himself to paint.
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