Iona
About this artwork
Encouraged by Cadell, Peploe first visited Iona in 1920 and he returned almost every summer thereafter. Peploe was particularly fond of the rocky northern end of the island and its views towards Mull. This is an early work, from about 1923. Although incomplete, the rocks in the foreground not yet painted, this was to become a typical composition of Peploe’s paintings of the Iona landscape. He abandoned the warm colours of his still lifes for a palette of cool greens and blues.
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artist:Samuel John Peploe (1871 - 1935) Scottish
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title:Iona
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date created:About 1923
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materials:Oil on board
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measurements:Framed: 49.10 x 56.70 cm
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credit line:Presented in memory of Mr and Mrs N.A. Cockburn by their family, 2011
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accession number:GMA 5157
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Samuel John Peploe
Samuel John Peploe
Peploe is one of the group of four artists known as the 'Scottish Colourists'. Born in Edinburgh, he studied art in Paris and lived there from 1910 to 1912. It was through painting holidays in Northern France that he was introduced to the use of bold colour, inspired by the bright sunlight. He...
