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Art Links:Marie Engelina van Regteren Altena (Dutch,1868-1958)

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Jan Hendrik Eversen (Dutch, 1906-1995)-p.1

Jan Hendrik Eversen (Dutch, 1906-1995)-p.2

Jan Hendrik Eversen (Dutch, 1906-1995)-p.3

Art-Echoe

James Ensor (Belgian .1860 - 1949)-p.12

Giovanni Giacometti (p.7)

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Still Life paintings by Giovanni Giacometti

Stillleben mit Astern, Äpfeln und Trauben, 1927
Sotheby's Zürich




Chrysanthemum



STILL-LIFE WITH CHRYSANTHEMUM



Tiger Lilies



Rote Pfingstrosen in hellblauem Krug auf einem Bugatti Tisch, 1908
Koller Auktionen Zürich



Dahlias and Grapes



Bowl of Grapes





Vases



Still LIfe of Copper on a Chair



Vases 1919



SCHALE MIT OBST. 1910



Stillleben mit aepfeln und Kastanien



Stillleben im Garten, 1919
Christie's Zurich



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Giovanni Giacometti (p.8)

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Capolago, 1906–1908
Sotheby's Zürich




Capolago


CAVLOCCIOSEE, 1921 AT LAKE CAVLOCCIO, 1921.Sotheby's




Paesaggio con rododendri, 1909–1910
Sotheby's Zürich



Valle Fiorita, 1912-1924 .Sotheby's



Winter Landscape near Capolago 1930



Waldweg, 1917
Sotheby's Zürich




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History of Art: John Duncan Fergusson (1874-1961)

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The Scottish Colourists Series: J. D. Fergusson

Self-portrait by John Duncan Fergusson, c. 1902, oil on canvas, 50.80 x 56.40 cm, The Fergusson Gallery, Perth and Kinross,



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The White Dress: Portrait of Jean (Jean Maconochie),1904
Still Life of Primulas in a Glass Vase, 1903



Self Portraits





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Sketch of Margaret Morris by John Duncan Fergusson



The Branches (Margaret Morris, 1891–1980)1928



In the Boltons: The Artist's Wife c.1927–1928



In the Patio: Margaret Morris Fergusson 1925



Margaret Morris (1891–1980), dans 'Le Chant Hindu' 1918



Déjeuner au Vatel (Margaret Morris, 1891–1980, and Friend)1938



Megevian (Margaret Morris, 1891–1980) 1931



Danu, Mother of the Gods (Margaret Morris, 1891–1980)1952


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The Green Bird: Anne Estelle Rice



*Anne Estelle Rice was an accomplished painter in her own right and Fergusson's constant companion in Paris at the time. Katherine Mansfield later said of her "You know she is an exceptional woman - so gay, so abundant- in full flower just now and really beautiful to watch". She had been sent to Paris to cover theatre, ballet, opera and race meetings for a magazine owned by Rodman Wanamaker of the Philadelphia Department Store. Her brief was to provide illustrations for the reviews which her friend and companion, Elizabeth Dryden, had been commissioned to write.


The White Ruff (Anne Estelle Rice, 1877–1959, Artist)


The Feather Boa,1904



Hat with Bird -Anne Estelle Rice



Anne Estelle Rice, Café d'Harcourt,1907



Portrait of Anne Estelle Rice, 1908 Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh



Anne Estelle Rice in Paris (Closerie des lilas)1907



Portrait of Anne Estelle Rice, 1910



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John Duncan Fergusson (1874-1961) is known as one of the four ‘Scottish Colourists’, along with F.C.B. Cadell, G.L. Hunter and S.J. Peploe. Fergusson’s career, however, was much more international than those of his peers. He spent much of his adult life in France and England, which explains his association with the European modern art world and its influence on his work. He has been described as one of the leading figures of Celtic Modernism. In common with his fellow Scottish Colourists, Fergusson painted still lifes, landscapes and interiors, but he was always drawn to the female form.

Living in Paris between 1907 and 1913, Fergusson found himself at the centre of the birth of modern Western art. It was while he was in Paris that he made his name.
The restrained quality of his work from this period is in sympathy with the new Fauve approach. Fauvism describes a group of early twentieth century artists, including Henri Matisse and André Derain, who emphasised strong colour and painterly qualities over representationalism and Impressionism, as shown in ‘Bathing Boxes and Tents at St Palais’, painted in 1910.
The Fauvist simplicity of his blocked-in colour gives Fergusson’s art a more Expressionist edge. Take, for example, ‘Hortensia’, painted in 1910. The subtle composition gifts this painting with informality and the black edging finely balances the figure. His paintings increasingly recorded a response to a particular place, a moment, and as they did so, they became more vibrant and decorative.

The 1930s begun triumphantly for Fergusson when ‘Déesse de la Rivière’ was purchased for the French National Collection. But with the outbreak of war in in 1939, he and his lifelong partner, Margaret Morris, moved to Glasgow. They had met each other in Paris in 1913. The photograph shows Fergusson in his studio in Glasgow in the 1950s; in the corner you can see ‘Danu, Mother of the Gods’. Fergusson often painted stylised visions paying homage to his Celtic roots, like this work from 1952. Here Danu, the mother goddess worshipped by the first Celtic tribes to invade Ireland, is depicted in dramatic pose. The handling of paint, colour and strong composition is typical of this artist’s hand.
Fergusson and Morris co-founded the New Art Club and the New Scottish Group. These exhibiting and discussion societies were at the heart of the arts revival in Glasgow at the time. Fergusson remained a generous man and went to great lengths to help other artists and promote modern art. His generosity is apparent in his work.
J.D. Fergusson’s paintings, with their dazzling palette and dramatic handling of subjects, still capture and delight the viewer’s attention. It is a rare treat to see such a body of work exhibited outside Scotland. The exhibition runs until 19th October 2014. For more information go to www.pallant.org.uk.
By Revd. Rupert Toovey.

http://blog.tooveys.com/

Originally published on 6th August 2014 in the West Sussex Gazette.
'J.D. Fergusson in his studio at 4 Clouston Street, Glasgow’, circa 1955, © The Fergusson Gallery, Perth & Kinross Council, Scotland

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'J.D. Fergusson in his studio at 4 Clouston Street, Glasgow’, circa 1955, © The Fergusson Gallery, Perth & Kinross Council, Scotland

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Mademoiselle Dryden




Elizabeth Dryden



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Jean: The Cock Feather (Jean Maconochie)1903



Jean Maconochie




Links:

https://www.nationalgalleries.org/collection/artists-a-z/f/artist/john-duncan-fergusson
http://www.artfund.org/what-to-see/exhibitions/2013/12/07/-exhibition
http://www.artfund.org/what-to-see/exhibitions/2014/07/05/the-scottish-colourist-jd-fergusson-exhibition
https://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/past/the-scottish-colourist-series-jd-fergusson/highlights-23515

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Shana Tova!

Art Links:Mary Pratt (b. 1935)

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Threads of Scarlet, Pieces of Pomegranate 2005 Oil on canvas 91.4 x 61 cm Private collection




Two Pomegranates in a Bowl




Morning
Oil on canvas




Snow Light in My House
Oil on canvas



Red Currant Jelly, (1972)



Smears of Jam, Lights of Jelly. 2007. oil on canvas 40.6 x 50.8 cm




Between the Dark and the Daylight, 2011 oil on canvas 50.8 x 76.2 cm



Bowl’d Banana 1981 Oil and gesso on Masonite 60.9 x 50.8 cm Collection Richard Gwyn and Carol Bishop-Gwyn



Glassy Apples 1994. Collection of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Bequest of Harrison McCain, C.C.



Bling



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http://www.mcmichael.com/marypratt/images.html

http://canadianart.ca/features/2013/11/29/mary-pratt-luminous-still-lifes/

http://www.equinoxgallery.com/artists/mary-pratt/art/20433

http://www.godardgallery.com/maryprat.htm

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Photomasters:KEVIN BEST (b.1960)

Jacqueline Williams (British, b. 1962) -p.1

Jacqueline Williams (British, b. 1962) -p.2

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©Jacqueline Williams

Vermeers lady with letter



Yellow roses with Vermeer



Still life with butterfly



Lilies



Lilies (2002)



Still Life with Lilies




Blue ribbon



Still life with Bonnard



The last apple

Jacqueline Williams (British, b. 1962) -p.3


Colin Fraser (p.3)

Art Links:Hugo Grenville

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©Hugo Grenville

The Big Window, Autumn




The Big Window, Autumn II



Summertime- Studio Interior with Jug of Flowers



A Summer Evening on the Mediterranean



'Home Thoughts from Abroad' 42" x 60" Oil and Gold Leaf on Canvas
Threadneedle Prize 2013



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Hugo Grenville is a well-known painter with an international reputation, and a past as colourful as his paintings. Although he first exhibited in London at the Chelsea Arts Society at the age of 15, it took him another 14 years to become a full time painter. After leaving school he travelled the Hippy Trail to India, ran out of money, joined the Coldstream Guards and served as an officer in Northern Ireland, West Africa, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) during the Civil War, and finally as an Aide-de-Camp to C-in-C British Army of the Rhine, during which time he painted whenever possible, and studied part-time at Chelsea School of Art and Heatherley's.

Working first in advertising and then as an art dealer, he finally admitted his need to paint full-time at the age of 30. With 20 one-man shows under his belt at major galleries in London, New York and Palm Beach, Hugo has forged an enviable reputation as one of the country’s leading colourist painters, resulting in invitations to lecture and teach from institutions such as Falmouth School of Art and the V & A Museum. His fabric designs were included in the Liberty’s Spring/Summer Collection of 2011, and he was short listed for the Threadneedle Prize in 2013.

During his career he has painted many portraits of leading figures, including the late Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Runcie, and the counter-tenor Michael Chance in the role of Orpheus at the ENO, has been an Official War Artist in Bosnia, has written regularly for The Artist magazine. Hugo’s well known summer school reopens in Bristol in September 2014 as The Grenville School of Painting.

http://www.hugogrenville.com/about.htm

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Art Links:Nicholas Verrall RBA ROI (b.1945)

Curt Herrmann (German,1854–1929)

David A. Leffel (b.1931)

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