About this artwork
This early self-portrait shows Peploe when he was about twenty-nine. It is typical of his early figure painting in his free handling of the paint and ability to capture facial expressions with minimal brushstrokes. Peploe was extremely interested in Old Master painting, visiting Holland in 1895 and returning with reproductions of works by Rembrandt and Frans Hals. In Edinburgh, in the Scottish National Gallery, Peploe had close to hand Hals’ portraits of ‘A Dutch Lady’ and ‘A Dutch Gentleman’. Peploe’s paintings, such as this self-portrait, relate strongly to Hals’ free use of paint and vigorous characterisation of his sitters.
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artist:Samuel John Peploe (1871 - 1935) Scottish
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title:Self-Portrait
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date created:About 1900
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materials:Oil on panel
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measurements:50.90 x 30.30 cm; Framed: 60.40 x 39.80 x 5.70 cm
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credit line:Bequeathed by Dr R.A. Lillie 1977
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accession number:GMA 1950
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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...