SAMUEL JOHN PEPLOE R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1871-1935) ◆
COMRIE, PERTHSHIRE
£106,250
Scottish Paintings & Sculpture
Auction: Evening Sale: 09 December 2021 | From 18:00
Description
Signed, inscribed and dated 1916 verso, oil on panel
Dimensions
33cm x 41cm (13in x 16in)
Provenance
Provenance: Ian MacNicol, Glasgow
The Collection of the late R. L. MacDonald
Footnote
Note: Peploe often visited his sister Anne and her husband, Dr Frederick Porter, in Comrie, Perthshire. He enjoyed painting the village and in this work of 1916 his subject is Comrie Parish Church. Viewed looking towards the north-east, its steeple emerges from trees and reaches into a richly described cloudy sky. Peploe used a similar geometric simplification of architecture and natural environment, realised with a gentle palette, in his contemporary depictions of Kirkcudbright.