Chops

Artist Samuel John Peploe (Edinburgh, Scotland, 1871 - 1935)

Date1925-1930

Mediumoil on canvas

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 45.3 cm, Width: 40.5 cm
Frame: Height: 67 cm, Width: 62 cm, Depth: 8 cm

AcquisitionThe Hyslop Collection Bequest, 1993.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG010713

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About MeDuring the 1920s, Samuel John Peploe continued to develop and experiment with still life painting. Though he is best known as an artist who used varied, pure colours, towards the end of his career his colours became more muted and his brushwork became more loose.
This painting, entitled Chops, shows how Peploe had developed an eye for harmonious composition over his career. The jagged edges of the chops are echoed in the cloth underneath them. The minimal colours are varied with shadows and highlights to the extent that Peploe can include white drapery in the background and on the table, as well as a white plate, without the work becoming flat.
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Peploe was a member of the Scottish Colourists, who applied French Impressionist techniques to Realist trends in Scottish art leading to images such as this one.