Description
Conté
Dimensions
19cm x 12cm (7.5in x 4.75in)
Footnote
Note: John Duncan Fergusson was the most international and political of the four Scottish Colourists. The selection of works by him offered in this sale chart some of the interesting early developments of his career. Largely self-taught as an artist, Fergusson was originally based in Edinburgh, and developed his painterly and observation skills on the sights and population of the capital. At this time, he often worked on a small, portable scale, and on board for ease of transport.
Fergusson's flâneur approach to life and painting translated perfectly to Paris, when he decided to move to this artistic centre in 1907. It is from this period that many of his characteristic elegant conté sketches of the figures of Parisian café culture date, as Fergusson participated in this scene and captured the personalities he met and observed there - the elegant ladies in elaborate hats, suited and moustachioed gentleman, even musicians with their instruments.