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In the Patio: Margaret Morris Fergusson

John Duncan Fergusson, 1925

National Galleries Scotland: Modern, Edinburgh

This is a portrait of Fergusson's wife Margaret Morris who the artist met in Paris in 1913. Margaret was an important dancer and artist and the two worked on many dance projects together. They moved to Glasgow in 1939. Part of the Robinson bequest of 75 works which were distributed among 16 museums in Scotland through the Art Fund in 1989.

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Title of artwork, date

In the Patio: Margaret Morris Fergusson, 1925

Date supported

1989

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

71 x 61 cm

Gifted by

Mr & Mrs George Dominic Robinson

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