Samuel John Peploe
Waves
About this artwork
Peploe made this study of waves, possibly whilst on Barra, in the Outer Hebrides. It appears to have been completed very quickly with abrupt brushstrokes and thickly applied paint, creating an almost abstract interpretation of the stormy sea. There is a force and directness of the way in which Peploe has painted this scene which compliments the subject.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Samuel John Peploe (1871 - 1935) Scottish
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title:Waves
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date created:About 1903
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materials:Oil on wood
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measurements:16.00 x 24.00 cm; Framed: 28.50 x 36.50 x 6.40 cm
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credit line:Bequeathed by Miss Anna G. Blair in memory of Mr R.K. Blair 1952
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accession number:GMA 35
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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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...
