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Samuel John Peploe RSA (British, 1871-1935) North Berwick image 1
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Lot 44

Samuel John Peploe RSA
(British, 1871-1935)
North Berwick

9 October 2024, 11:00 BST
Edinburgh

Sold for £28,160 inc. premium

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Samuel John Peploe RSA (British, 1871-1935)

North Berwick
signed in pencil 'Peploe' (lower right), signed and inscribed 'North Berwick/S J Peploe' (verso)
oil on panel
15.9 x 23.6cm (6 1/4 x 9 5/16in).

Footnotes

Provenance
Private collection, UK.

Peploe began to paint en plein air in around 1896, in North Berwick, an elegant coastal town in East Lothian. He was attracted by the quality of light. This small, loosely handled work dates to circa 1903. The grey northern light at dusk contrasts with the bright Mediterranean light he was later to capture in France. However, the free brush strokes and rich, impasto paint become common characteristics of his later work.
This is the first time this painting has appeared on the open market.

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