Download PDF: SJ Peploe - The Scottish Gallery

Still Life with Crock, c.1917Signed lower rightOil on canvas, 63.5 x 75 cmsProvenance: S.J. Peploe Paintings, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh,1990, (cat. 19); Major David Russell, Rothes, Fife; The ScottishColourists in Paris, Galerie Francis Barlier, Paris, 2003; PrivateCollectionFor a short period Peploe painted still lifes which seem to owea direct debt to Paul Cézanne: the simple, even rustic subjectmatter, chosen for simplicity of form and rich, soft texture, theshallow picture space defined with a draped backdrop andthe analysis of the components in terms of simple geometry.But as ever with Peploe the application of paint is brilliant andthe colour harmonious. Within a few months he moved studioto 54 Shandwick Place and began to paint the very bright,schematic tulip and rose paintings which re-made his reputationand brought much needed commercial success.46