Wednesday 29 November 2023
Margaret Morris, British 1891-1980 - Head of J. D., 1916; charcoal on paper, 19.5 x 11.5 cm (ARR)
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Margaret Morris,
British 1891-1980 -
Head of J. D., 1916;
charcoal on paper, 19.5 x 11.5 cm (ARR)
Provenance:
Jocelyn Gunson and thence by descent
Exhibited:
Cyril Gerber Fine Art, Glasgow, Margaret Morris Centenary Exhibition, 1991', no.59 (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame)
Note:
Margaret Morris was known primarily as a dancer and choreographer, creating the Margaret Morris Movement technique and teaching her language of dance which is still used today. She met J.D. Fergusson in 1913 in Paris and they would later found the Margaret Morris Club in London in 1915, which became a focal point for British artists and writers previously associated with the avant-garde in Paris, such as Katherine Mansfield, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Wyndham Lewis. Morris painted and drew throughout her life, and exhibitions have been held of her work in Scotland since the 1980s.
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