TULIPS AND FRUIT by Samuel John Peploe. A VASE OF PINK ROSES by Samuel John Peploe

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1 Guy Peploe. For more information please contact the Bridgeman Art Library on and the Fine Art Society on Guy Peploe. For more information please contact the Bridgeman Art Library on and the Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation on / Licensed via TULIPS AND FRUIT by Samuel John Peploe Peploe often painted tulips because of their clear shape and pure colour. In this painting the tulips arch over and there are even some coming into the painting from the side. The painting does not look untidy because the tulips have such a precise shape. A VASE OF PINK ROSES by Samuel John Peploe Peploe paints clear shapes. The cup looks as if it could be picked up. The objects in the foreground are pale set against the colourful fabrics behind..

2 Ruth Hunter. For more information please contact the Bridgeman Art Library on and the Fine Art Society on Guy Peploe. For more information please contact the Bridgeman Art Library on and the Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation on / Licensed via ROSES by SJ Peploe At first glance the painter seems to have created a muddle of shapes. The flat, untextured nature of the paint makes everything seem very close to your eyes. Peploe has painted his favourite vase and black ribbon along with the roses. RED CLOTH by FCB Cadell Red Cloth is a bold still life. The artist has carefully placed the dishes so that you see the apples and green grapes first, then the black grapes, then the pale rose. The colours are rich and warm.

3 Guy Peploe. For more information please contact the Bridgeman Art Library on and the Fine Art Society on BLUE & WHITE VASE, ROSES, MELON AND ORANGE by SJ Peploe Ruth Hunter. For more information please contact the Bridgeman Art Library on and the Fine Art Society on APPLES, PEARS AND ROSES by GL Hunter The apples on the plate look solid and thee-dimensional against the many coloured wallpaper and tablecloth. The roses look real but are light looking compared with the fruit. The very round, yellow melon in its dish is linked to the more delicate roses by a crumpled napkin. The roses are closer to the front of the picture than the melon but the melon is eye-catching because of its definite shape. Peploe has once again painted in his favourite black ribbon.

4 Guy Peploe. For more information please contact The Bridgeman Art Library on and The Drambuie Collection on / Licensed via Guy Peploe. For more information please contact the Bridgeman Art Library on and the Fine Art Society on STILL LIFE OF DAHLIAS AND FRUIT by SJ Peploe This painting has many strong colours. The flowers lean to the left and look as if they have become part of the background. The apples have flat-looking surfaces but are rounded because of the way the light shines on them. Peploe is using strong colour, shape and pattern. STILL LIFE WITH JAPANESE JAR & ROSES by SJ Peploe In this painting of roses and fruit, the spikiness of the shapes reminds you of jazz music. Peploe was influenced by the work of Cezanne and Matisse. Peploe quite often used black ribbon in his compositions which makes you think of ladies.

5 The Fergusson Gallery / Licensed via EASTRE AND FRUITS by JD Fergusson The shapes and colours of the fruit are reflected from the head of the sun goddess Eastre. There is only a suggestion of a bowl holding the fruit. Everything in the painting echoes colours and shapes. Ruth Hunter. For more information please contact the Bridgeman Art Library on and the Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation on / Licensed via PEONIES IN A CHINESE VASE by GL Hunter The title of the painting says Chinese Vase but the orange peonies and the many green leaves clustered around are more striking against the white panelling.

6 Ruth Hunter. For more information please contact the Bridgeman Art Library on and the Fine Art Society on Fife Council Museums : Kirkcaldy Museum & Art Gallery / Licensed via STILL LIFE (FRUIT) by SJ Peploe In this painting there are contrasting colours but they are all toned down or muted. There is strong light and dark. The painting is very much in the style of Cezanne. STILL LIFE - CHINESE BOWL by GL Hunter The bowl in this painting is solid and looks as if you could pick it up. The reflection of the bowl on the tabletop is as if from shimmering water.

7 University of Dundee - Museum Services / Licensed via Roses, Melons and Japanese Print by GL Hunter This still life is vigorously painted with a minimum of brushstrokes and the use of bright, strong colours. Like the other artist, his friend Peploe, he used the same objects in a number of different still lifes. Cadell Family. For more information please contact the Bridgeman Art Library on and the Fine Art Society on ROSES AT CASSIS by FCB Cadell Cadell painted this at Cassis in southern France. The painting is made up of angles the roses, the leaves, the black scarf and the yellow doors. This joins into one idea about the man-made things and the roses which are from nature. The colours also make this idea stronger.

8 Guy Peploe. For more information please contact the Bridgeman Art Library on and the Fine Art Society on Ruth Hunter. For more information please contact the Bridgeman Art Library on and the Fine Art Society on STILL LIFE ROSES by George Leslie Hunter Bright, shining objects are placed against a black background which makes the painting feel very dramatic. The painter has made the light glance from the grapes so that they appear to have very thin skins as grapes do. This style is from an older tradition of painting. STILL LIFE, ROSES AND CHINESE JAR by SJ Peploe This painting contains Peploe s favourites the Chinese jar and the roses. The pink rose leans across the fruit in the bowl but we can see the fruit because of its vibrant colour. The rose in the foreground echoes the colour of the apples.

9 National Trust for Scotland / Licensed via STILL LIFE WITH ROSES & MIRROR by SJ Peploe Copyright the artist s estate / Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art / Licensed via STILL LIFE by SJ Peploe This was painted while Peploe was in Paris. He has used bolder colours and more angular shapes. At the time this work was described as daring. Peploe had been influenced by Picasso who did not try to paint exactly what he saw but in angular shapes. In this painting Peploe returns again to his favourite theme of roses in a vase. Here we can see the influence of Japanese prints which had flooded into Europe at the turn of the twentieth century. The painting has an almost geometric feel with the vase centralised in the composition and the complimentary colurs of blue and orange are repeated in the mirror reflection.

10 The Fergusson Gallery / Licensed via TEAPOT WITH FLOWERS AND FRUIT by JD Fergusson All the objects in this painting are carefully placed and seem of equal importance. They have been outlined in blue, giving them definite edges. The paint has been put on thickly making the objects seem very solid. Guy Peploe. For more information please contact the Bridgeman Art Library on and the Fine Art Society on WHITE ROSES IN A VASE by SJ Peploe Peploe paints things he is familiar and comfortable with. In this painting he is leading your eye past the black table with the vase and roses on to the folded fabric behind. The jagged, outlined rose leaves tie the foreground to the black material in the background.