S.J. Peploe / Alice Strang, Elizabeth Cumming and Frances Fowle.

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...

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Main Author: Peploe, Samuel John, 1871-1935
Corporate Author: Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Other Authors: Strang, Alice, 1973-, Cumming, Elizabeth, Fowle, Frances
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2012.
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Summary: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'
Item Description:Catalog of the exhibition held Nov. 3, 2013-June 6, 2013 at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, Scotland.
"This book accompanies the third retrospective exhibition of the work of Samuel John Peploe to ..."--P. 7.
Physical Description:112 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 28 cm.
ISBN:9780300189766
0300189761