Samuel John Peploe (paperback)

£14.95
SKU:
9781906270513
Publisher:
National Galleries of Scotland
Authors:
Alice Strang, Frances Fowle, Elizabeth Cumming
Format:
Paperback
Page count:
112 printed pages
Illustrations:
88 colour
Item Size:
24.5 x 26.5 cm
ISBN:
9781906270513

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This beautifully illustrated paperback book devoted to the Scottish Colourist artist in his home town of Edinburgh. Throws fascinating new light on Peploe's life, on the influence of France on his work, and on his posthumous reputation. An indispensable guide to an artist who is considered to be the most popular of the Scottish Colourists.

Samuel John Peploe (1871-1935) was the eldest of the four artists popularly known as 'The Scottish Colourists'. Born in Edinburgh, he was drawn to France and returned to paint there frequently, moving in 1910 to Paris, where he moved in artistic avant-garde circles. His painting style gave way to a more contemporary and expressive approach, and he used rich colours applied with more structured brushstrokes.

In 1912 Peploe returned to Edinburgh and slowly began to build a successful career as an exhibiting artist. From around 1914 until his death, he sought to paint the perfect still life. A modest selection of props, including roses or tulips, fans, books, fruits and Chinese vases, were carefully placed in infinite varieties on patterned drapery. In 1929 he explained: 'There is so much in mere objects, flowers, leaves, jugs, what not - colours, forms, relation - I can never see mystery coming to an end'.