S.J. Peploe's Studio Life at 150 | October 2021 | The Scottish Gallery

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Still Life

“… you forget that it is a mere painted surface; and indeed the brushwork, with all its expressiveness, is so elusive, so unsubstantial, that the living image seems to be created by magic. Mr Peploe has realised to the fullest that to conceal art is the greatest art. He makes you forget the materiality of his paint…” The Observer, 1909

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