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Peploe's still life masterpiece sold

A century-old masterpiece by the leading Scottish Colourist Samuel John Peploe has sold for more than £380,000 as it was put up for sale at auction for the first time. The still life painting 'Roses in a Green Jug' was completed around 1925, when Peploe was at the peak of his artistic career, working in a studio in Shandwick Place, Edinburgh. It was bought by his patron, the Glasgow shipping magnate Major Ion R. Harrison, and hung in his home, Croft House, in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire. The signed 22 x 18 inch oil painting was the highlight of Bonhams' Scottish Art Sale, just a stone's throw from the former New Town studio where it was created 100 years ago. It was sold to a private UK collector bidding online for £381,400. May Matthews, Managing Director of Bonhams Scotland, said: 'Peploe's Roses in a Green Jug was a masterful execution of composition and colour. 'The work had a remarkable provenance, having once hung in the drawing room of Croft House owned by Ion R. Harrison, a notable patron of the Scottish Colourists. 'There was considerable interest in the painting, which was enjoyed by members of the public ahead of the sale, and we are delighted with the price it achieved.' S.J. Peploe, born in Edinburgh in 1871, was the eldest of the four Scottish Colourists, who also included John Duncan Fergusson, George Leslie Hunter and Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell. Peploe spent much of his career on a quest to produce the perfect still life, and became renowned for his compositions. Major Harrison first encountered his work at an exhibition in Glasgow in 1921 and became a close friend and patron. Harrison collected works by all four Colourists, which he displayed in Croft House, side by side 'in glorious harmony'. However, 'Roses in a Green Jug' was among his most treasured paintings, taking pride of place in the drawing room. It can be seen hanging in the background of F.C.B. Cadell's 'Portrait of Mrs Ion R. Harrison', which he painted in 1932. Credit Saltire News and Sport Ltd Credit Saltire News and Sport Ltd Like this: Like Related