Samuel John Peploe
Head of a Girl
About this artwork
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artist:Samuel John Peploe (1871 - 1935) Scottish
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title:Head of a Girl
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date created:About 1905
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materials:Pastel on grey paper
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measurements:33.40 x 26.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Bequeathed by Dr R.A. Lillie 1977
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accession number:GMA 1940
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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...