Live Auction 21951Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale
Christie’s roundel
Lot 218

SAMUEL JOHN PEPLOE, R.S.A. (1871-1935)

The Luxembourg Gardens, Paris

Closed19 October 2023

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GBP 50,400

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SAMUEL JOHN PEPLOE, R.S.A. (1871-1935)
The Luxembourg Gardens, Paris
signed 'Peploe' (lower right), inscribed 'Paris' (on the reverse)
oil on board
8 ¾ x 10 ½ in. (22.2 x 26.7 cm.)
Painted circa 1907.

A gift from Margaret Mackay, the artist's wife, to George Proudfoot in December 1935.
with Ewan Mundy Fine Art, Glasgow, where purchased by a previous owner.
with Fine Art Society, London, where purchased by the present owner in December 1992.

Specialist note

Peploe made regular visits to France from 1904, often in the company of J. D. Fergusson. He loved the intellectual stimulus and bohemian lifestyle that Paris provided, and was welcomed by Fergusson’s group of friends in the city which included a number of American artists such as Anne Estelle Rice. The Luxembourg Gardens and its habitués was a particularly favoured subject for Peploe, and the bold application of paint and saturated colour palette shows the influence of the Fauves, who the artist had encountered in France.