The bathing huts, St. Palais

Details

John Duncan Fergusson (1874-1961)
The bathing huts, St. Palais
oil on board
7½ x 9½ in. (17.8 x 19 cm.)

Provenance

Margaret Morris, the artist's wife.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Edinburgh, Assembly Rooms, 26 October 2000, lot 195 where purchased by the present owner.

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Sale room notice

Please note that this work is oil on canvas laid on board.

Lot Essay

St. Palais is a seaside resort close to Royan. Fergusson visited the town whilst staying at Royan with the Peploe's in 1910 and 1911 and executed many pencil and pastel sketches of the resort. The present work with its bold colours and strongly outlined forms is typical of the technique the artist had adopted at this time.

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