P. Ferguson (ismeretlen angolszász festő, 19–20. század fordulója)

Identification of the Painting

• Artist: signed in the lower right corner with the name P. Ferguson.

• Technique: oil, canvas

• Size: 75 × 100 cm

• Depiction: A park section featuring a circular stone fountain at the center, surrounded by richly planted flower beds, with a row of trees and a classicist building facade in the background. The painting captures the cheerful mood of summer, highlighting the interplay of garden and light-shadow.

• Style: plein air style landscape painting, with subtle Impressionist influences, which became widespread in the turn of the 19th to 20th century.

Possible Artistic Circle

• The name “P. Ferguson” refers to an Anglo-Saxon painter. Several British and American painters created similar park and garden depictions at the turn of the 19th to 20th century.

• For more accurate identification, it would be necessary to check auction databases (Artnet, MutualArt, Artprice) to see if a painter is known under the name P. Ferguson, as he does not belong to the most recognized circle.

Appraisal

Until the painter can be clearly identified:

• Minimum value: 300,000 – 500,000 HUF

• Maximum value: 1,200,000 – 1,500,000 HUF (if it can be identified as a work by a British or American Impressionist painter, this could be significantly higher)

• Suggested starting price: 350,000 HUF

Summary Description for the Catalog

P. Ferguson (unknown Anglo-Saxon painter, turn of the 19th to 20th century)
Park with fountain and flower beds
Oil, canvas, 75 × 100 cm, signed in the lower right corner: “P. Ferguson.”

The painting captures the summer atmosphere of an elegant park: a stone fountain in the foreground, surrounded by colorful flower beds, with a row of trees and a classicist building in the background. The pictorial solutions of the artwork exhibit the influence of Impressionism, focusing on the atmospheric role of light and colors.