John Duncan Fergusson (1874-1961)
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John Duncan Fergusson (1874-1961)

Chez Maxim

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John Duncan Fergusson (1874-1961)
Chez Maxim
signed and inscribed 'TO HARRY McCOLL/FROM J.D FERGUSSON' (lower left) and dated '1908' (lower right)
black crayon, watercolour and bodycolour
14¾ x 117/8 in. (37.5 x 30.2 cm.)
Provenance
Harry McColl.
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, Gleneagles, 31 August 1982, lot 707.
with The Fine Art Society, London, November 1986.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. Notice to Buyers Resident in Scotland Payment and collections may be made immediately following the end of the sale until 7.00pm. Collections may be made on Friday, 27 October 2000 from 9.00 am until 1.00 pm, after which all lots purchased by Scottish residents will be transported free of charge to either our Glasgow office, tel 44(0)141 332 8134 or to our Edinburgh office, tel 44(0)131 225 4756 where they will be available from 9.00 am on Monday, 30 October. Notice to Buyers outside Scotland Purchases made by buyers with addresses outside Scotland will be transferred to Christie's, 8 King Street, London SW1, for collection from noon on Monday, 30 October 2000. Purchases are only insured for a period of seven working days following the sale.

Lot Essay

Margaret Morris recalled, 'At this period, Fergus was making sketches in cafés all the time - I have dozens of sketch books with hundreds of wonderful sketches! Some of them he enlarged and did in charcoal and ink, sometimes with touches of colour. He mounted them, then took them to dealers - I am sure this is the only time in his life he did such a thing, but they were easy to sell and enabled him to settle to serious painting' (M. Morris, The Art of J.D. Fergusson, Glasgow, 1974, p. 55). The present work is dedicated by the artist to his friend, Harry McColl (see lot 194).

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