This biography of one of Scotland's most illustrious artists offers insights based on the author's privileged access to family archives. As Samuel Peploe's grandson and curator of his collection, Guy Peploe has access to the major public and private collections. The illustrations cover the artist's whole career, from the luscious still life paintings and Sargent-esque figure compositions of the earliest period, through the brilliant, vibrant work done in France before the First World War, and to the life-enhancing still life and landscapes of his maturity.

Samuel John Peploe: An Illustrated History (1871-1935)

Arts & Photography

Peploe, Guy

Individual Artists

Mainstream Publishing

Fully revised and expanded since its first publication in 2000, Guy Peploe's insightful book on his artist grandfather, S.J. Peploe (1871-1935), reveals the considerable talents of one of Scotland's greatest painters and leading Colourists. With the narrative constructed around private papers and images found within the family archive, the life and work of a driven and gifted artist is presented. Complemented by images drawn from the painter's whole career, the beautiful reproductions reveal Peploe's skill of reinvention as he absorbed the manifold influences of the period in which he worked. Yet while the impact of particular movements and artists can be detected in Peploe's oeuvre, his paintings also display a distinct vision which mark them out as significant contributions to the rich seam of art produced during the twentieth century. Capturing the spirit of the man and the vibrant point in history in which his work matured, S.J. Peploe provides the definitive account of one of Scotland's most important artists.

S.J. Peploe

History & Criticism

Lund Humphries

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