About this artwork
The apple, bottle top and patterned bowl provide vivid pops of colour in this largely black and white scene. The closely matched tones and painterly brushstrokes reveal the influence of artists like James McNeill Whistler and John Singer Sargent. Throughout his career, Peploe was fascinated by the creative possibilities of still-life subjects. By rearranging a selection of everyday objects, he experimented with different combinations of shape and colour. His colours became brighter as he absorbed ideas from contemporary French art.
Updated July 2022
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artist:Samuel John Peploe (1871 - 1935) Scottish
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title:The Black Bottle
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date created:About 1905
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:50.80 x 61.00 cm; Framed: 71.50 x 81.80 x 7.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Presented by Mr J.W. Blyth 1939
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accession number:GMA 26
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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...