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An image of On the Cap by John Fergusson

John Fergusson

(Scotland 09 Mar 1874–30 Jan 1961)

Title
On the Cap
Year
1920s
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on canvas
Dimensions

76.3 x 66.0cm stretcher; 100.5 x 90.3 x 3.5cm frame

Signature & date
Signed verso canvas, grey paint "J D Fergusson". Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1956
Accession number
9205
Copyright
© The Fergusson Gallery, Perth and Kinross Council, Scotland
Location
Not on display
Provenance (3)

Lawsons (Australia, estab. 1870s), 1956, Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, Purchased by the AGNSW from Lawson's Auctions 1956

Sir Eugene Goossens (England, b.1893, d.1962), pre 1956, Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, 1946 to 1957 Chief Conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Director of the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music.

The Lefevre Gallery (England, estab. 1926, closed 2002), 1928, London/England

Bibliography (5)

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Scottish paintings in the Art Gallery of New South Wales 1981, Sydney, 1981, (illus.). no catalogue numbers

Renée Free, Art Gallery of New South Wales catalogue of British paintings, Sydney, 1987, 57 (illus.).

The Lefevre Gallery, Exhibition of painting and sculpture by J.D. Fergusson 1928, London, 1928. cat.no. 5

Peter Tomory and Anne Kirker, British painting 1800-1990 in Australian and New Zealand public collections, Sydney, 1997, 79 (illus.). cat.no. 637

Editor Unknown (Editor), Scottish Art Review 1960, Glasgow, 1960. Vol VII No. 3

Exhibition history (3)

Painting and sculpture by J.D. Fergusson, The Lefevre Gallery, London, Feb 1928–Feb 1928

Purchases and Acquisitions for 1956, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 15 Mar 1957–31 Mar 1957

Scottish paintings in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 04 Nov 1981–06 Dec 1981