Lot Essay
In a small number of paintings executed after his return to Edinburgh, Peploe returns to the dark backgrounds which were such a popular characteristic of the Devon Place period executed between 1894-1897.
THE PROPERTY OF
THE LATE MISS VIOLET H GRANT SOLD BY ORDER OF THE EXECUTORS
Samuel John Peploe R.S.A. (1871-1935)
Apples and Pears
Details
Samuel John Peploe R.S.A. (1871-1935)
Apples and Pears
signed 'Peploe' (lower left) and signed and inscribed on artist's label '2/Still life/by/S.J.Peploe/' (attached to the reverse)
oil on canvas
18 x 21½in. (45.7 x 54.6cm.)
Painted circa 1918.
Apples and Pears
signed 'Peploe' (lower left) and signed and inscribed on artist's label '2/Still life/by/S.J.Peploe/' (attached to the reverse)
oil on canvas
18 x 21½in. (45.7 x 54.6cm.)
Painted circa 1918.