Portrait of Samuel John Peploe

Samuel John Peploe's Most Famous Paintings: All 100, Ranked

Updated oktoober 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 112 works by Samuel John Peploe in our catalogue

In short

The Samuel John Peploe painting most people know is Street Scene, France (1910). Right after it come Margaret Peploe (1911) and The Lobster (1903). Out of 112 works by Samuel John Peploe in our catalogue, these 100 are the best known. Each one comes with its year, its museum and a short note on what makes it stand out.

1871 – 1935, Edinburgh Post-impressionism Most works: Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Samuel John Peploe's top 10: the pieces everyone knows

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Street Scene, France (1910) by Samuel John Peploe

Street Scene, France

1910 · Oil On Panel

Samuel Peploe captured a quiet moment in 1910 within this oil on panel work. The piece, titled Street Scene, France, presents a view of a road lined with trees. Green leaves cast a lush weight over the sidewalk. French flags hang at various heights above the street, marking the setting with a sense of place and depth.

Keep exploring Samuel John Peploe: 11 to 100

11Perthshire landscape (Blair Fettie) (1935) by Samuel John PeploePerthshire landscape (Blair Fettie)1935 · Art Gallery of New South Wales 12Samuel John Peploe, 1871 - 1935. Artist (Self-portrait) (1911) by Samuel John PeploeSamuel John Peploe, 1871 - 1935. Artist (Self-portrait)1911 · Šoti Rahvusportreegalerii 13Kirkcudbright (1919) by Samuel John PeploeKirkcudbright1919 14Still life: apples and jar (1912) by Samuel John PeploeStill life: apples and jar1912 · Art Gallery of New South Wales 15Still LIfe with Pink and Red Roses in a Chinese Vase (1920) by Samuel John PeploeStill LIfe with Pink and Red Roses in a Chinese Vase1920 16Étaples (1906) by Samuel John PeploeÉtaples1906 · Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 17The Green Blouse (1904) by Samuel John PeploeThe Green Blouse1904 · Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 18Still life with pears and wineglass (1915) by Samuel John PeploeStill life with pears and wineglass1915 · Art Gallery of South Australia 19The Harbor at Cassis by Samuel John PeploeThe Harbor at Cassis 20Still Life of Red Tulips in a Chinese Vase by Samuel John PeploeStill Life of Red Tulips in a Chinese Vase 21Peonies (1902) by Samuel John PeploePeonies1902 · Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 22Flowers in a Green Vase (1920) by Samuel John PeploeFlowers in a Green Vase1920 23Tulips (1912) by Samuel John PeploeTulips1912 24Tulips and Cup (1912) by Samuel John PeploeTulips and Cup1912 25Waves (1903) by Samuel John PeploeWaves1903 · Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 26North Berwick (1903) by Samuel John PeploeNorth Berwick1903 · Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 27Rocks at Barra (1903) by Samuel John PeploeRocks at Barra1903 · Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 28Barra (1903) by Samuel John PeploeBarra1903 · Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 29Barra (1903) by Samuel John PeploeBarra1903 · Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 30Still Life, Painter's Materials (1900) by Samuel John PeploeStill Life, Painter's Materials1900 31Souvenir (1905) by Samuel John PeploeSouvenir1905 32Street in Comrie (1902) by Samuel John PeploeStreet in Comrie1902 33The Cart, Comrie (1900) by Samuel John PeploeThe Cart, Comrie1900 34Comrie (1900) by Samuel John PeploeComrie1900 35Jeffrey's Brewery, Edinburgh (1900) by Samuel John PeploeJeffrey's Brewery, Edinburgh1900 36Still LIfe with Coffee Pot (1905) by Samuel John PeploeStill LIfe with Coffee Pot1905 37North Berwick (1903) by Samuel John PeploeNorth Berwick1903 38Man Laughing (Tom Morris) (1902) by Samuel John PeploeMan Laughing (Tom Morris)1902 · Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 39Jeannie Blyth (1905) by Samuel John PeploeJeannie Blyth1905 40Roses in a Blue and White Vase, Black Background (1904) by Samuel John PeploeRoses in a Blue and White Vase, Black Background1904 41Flowers against a Dark Background (1899) by Samuel John PeploeFlowers against a Dark Background1899 42Boats at Royan (1910) by Samuel John PeploeBoats at Royan1910 · Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 43Game of Tennis, Luxembourg Gardens (1906) by Samuel John PeploeGame of Tennis, Luxembourg Gardens1906 · Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 44On the French Coast (1907) by Samuel John PeploeOn the French Coast1907 · Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 45Veules-les-Roses (1910) by Samuel John PeploeVeules-les-Roses1910 46Paris-Plage (1907) by Samuel John PeploeParis-Plage1907 47Girl in White (1907) by Samuel John PeploeGirl in White1907 48Girl in White (1907) by Samuel John PeploeGirl in White1907 49Lady in a White Dress (1906) by Samuel John PeploeLady in a White Dress1906 50Ile de Bréhat (1911) by Samuel John PeploeIle de Bréhat1911 · Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 51Nannie (1908) by Samuel John PeploeNannie1908 · University of Dundee 52The Luxembourg Gardens (1910) by Samuel John PeploeThe Luxembourg Gardens1910 53On the Seine (1907) by Samuel John PeploeOn the Seine1907 54Ile de Bréhat (1911) by Samuel John PeploeIle de Bréhat1911 55Pink Roses, Chinese Vase (1916) by Samuel John PeploePink Roses, Chinese Vase1916 56In Port, Cassis (1913) by Samuel John PeploeIn Port, Cassis1913 57A Still LIfe of Roses, Oranges and Lemon (1916) by Samuel John PeploeA Still LIfe of Roses, Oranges and Lemon1916 58Laggan Farm Buildings near Dalbeattie (1916) by Samuel John PeploeLaggan Farm Buildings near Dalbeattie1916 59Kirkcudbright, Street Corner (1917) by Samuel John PeploeKirkcudbright, Street Corner1917 60Flowers and Fruit (also known as Flowers and Fruit on a Japanese Background) (1915) by Samuel John PeploeFlowers and Fruit (also known as Flowers and Fruit on a Japanese Background)1915 61Tulips - The Blue Jug (1919) by Samuel John PeploeTulips - The Blue Jug1919 · Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 62Roses [verso: Portrait of a Woman] (1920) by Samuel John PeploeRoses [verso: Portrait of a Woman]1920 · Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 63Douglas Hall, Dumfries (1918) by Samuel John PeploeDouglas Hall, Dumfries1918 · Art Gallery of New South Wales 64Cathedral Rock, Iona (1920) by Samuel John PeploeCathedral Rock, Iona1920 65Still Life with Roses, Oranges and Apples (1920) by Samuel John PeploeStill Life with Roses, Oranges and Apples1920 66Green Sea, Iona (1920) by Samuel John PeploeGreen Sea, Iona1920 67Dish with Apples (also known as The Ginger Jar) (1918) by Samuel John PeploeDish with Apples (also known as The Ginger Jar)1918 68Still LIfe, Roses and Book (1920) by Samuel John PeploeStill LIfe, Roses and Book1920 69Iona (1923) by Samuel John PeploeIona1923 · Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 70Aspidistra (1927) by Samuel John PeploeAspidistra1927 71Chops (1927) by Samuel John PeploeChops1927 72Still Life With Roses (1924) by Samuel John PeploeStill Life With Roses1924 73Iona, Pink Rocks (1927) by Samuel John PeploeIona, Pink Rocks1927 74Landscape, Cassis (1924) by Samuel John PeploeLandscape, Cassis1924 75Blue Sea, Iona (1927) by Samuel John PeploeBlue Sea, Iona1927 76Iona, Grey Day (1927) by Samuel John PeploeIona, Grey Day1927 77The Ginger Jar (1926) by Samuel John PeploeThe Ginger Jar1926 78Landscape at Cassis (1924) by Samuel John PeploeLandscape at Cassis1924 · Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 79Studio Interior (1929) by Samuel John PeploeStudio Interior1929 80Tulips In A Brown Jar (1933) by Samuel John PeploeTulips In A Brown Jar1933 81Landscape (1932) by Samuel John PeploeLandscape1932 82Stormy Weather, Iona (1929) by Samuel John PeploeStormy Weather, Iona1929 83River (1932) by Samuel John PeploeRiver1932 84Iona Study (1929) by Samuel John PeploeIona Study1929 · Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art 85Landscape (1932) by Samuel John PeploeLandscape1932 86The Green Jar (1930) by Samuel John PeploeThe Green Jar1930 87Interior with Japanese Print (1916) by Samuel John PeploeInterior with Japanese Print1916 88Still LIfe with Statuette and Books (1920) by Samuel John PeploeStill LIfe with Statuette and Books1920 89Fruit and Flowers by Samuel John PeploeFruit and FlowersIndianapolis Kunstimuuseum 90Still Life with Melon and Apples by Samuel John PeploeStill Life with Melon and Apples 91Still Life - Roses And Apples by Samuel John PeploeStill Life - Roses And Apples 92Still Life With Tulips And Fan by Samuel John PeploeStill Life With Tulips And Fan 93A Perthshire Road by Samuel John PeploeA Perthshire Road 94Pink Roses by Samuel John PeploePink Roses 95The White Strand, Iona by Samuel John PeploeThe White Strand, Iona 96Woman with Long Hair by Samuel John PeploeWoman with Long Hair 97Figures on a Beach by Samuel John PeploeFigures on a Beach 98Kirkcudbright by Samuel John PeploeKirkcudbright 99Female Nude with Pitcher by Samuel John PeploeFemale Nude with PitcherUniversity of Edinburgh Fine Art Collection 100Flowers in a Silver Jug by Samuel John PeploeFlowers in a Silver Jug

Samuel John Peploe's paintings, period by period

What Samuel John Peploe painted most

The four subjects that come up most often in these pieces, each with its best-known example.

Where you can see Samuel John Peploe's paintings

The 7 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.

Museum City Works by Samuel John Peploe Paintings from this list
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, EdinburghScottish National Gallery of Modern Art Edinburgh 20 Self-Portrait, Portrait of the Artist's Wife, Étaples
Art Gallery of New South Wales, SydneyArt Gallery of New South Wales Sydney 3 Perthshire landscape (Blair Fettie), Still life: apples and jar, Douglas Hall, Dumfries
Šoti Rahvusportreegalerii, EdinburghŠoti Rahvusportreegalerii Edinburgh 1 Samuel John Peploe, 1871 - 1935. Artist (Self-portrait)
Art Gallery of South Australia, AdelaideArt Gallery of South Australia Adelaide 1 Still life with pears and wineglass
University of Dundee, DundeeUniversity of Dundee Dundee 1 Nannie
Indianapolis Kunstimuuseum, IndianapolisIndianapolis Kunstimuuseum Indianapolis 1 Fruit and Flowers
University of Edinburgh Fine Art Collection, EdinburghUniversity of Edinburgh Fine Art Collection Edinburgh 1 Female Nude with Pitcher

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Samuel John Peploe paintings: what people want to know

What painting is Samuel John Peploe best known for?See the answer

Top of the list is Street Scene, France (1910). Right behind it: Margaret Peploe (1911) and The Lobster (1903).

How old was Samuel John Peploe at the time of Street Scene, France?See the answer

39 years old. Samuel John Peploe was born in 1871, and Street Scene, France dates from 1910.

Which 10 Samuel John Peploe paintings are the most famous?See the answer

Street Scene, France, Margaret Peploe, The Lobster, Evening, North Berwick, Tulips and Fruit, Self-Portrait, Boy Reading (Portrait Of The Artist's Son, Willie), Gypsy, Portrait of the Artist's Wife and Mrs. Peploe. You'll find the year and the museum of each in the list above.

How many Samuel John Peploe works are there?See the answer

We have 112 works by Samuel John Peploe in our catalogue, dated 1899 to 1935.

Which museums have Samuel John Peploe's best-known paintings?See the answer

You'll find most of them in Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Edinburgh), Art Gallery of New South Wales (Sydney) and Šoti Rahvusportreegalerii (Edinburgh). The museum list above has the full breakdown.

When were Samuel John Peploe's most famous pieces painted?See the answer

In 1900s, more than any other time: 33 of the 100 pieces on this page date from then, The Lobster among them.

What are the oldest and newest famous paintings by Samuel John Peploe?See the answer

The earliest piece here is Gypsy (1899); the most recent is Perthshire landscape (Blair Fettie) (1935).

What did Samuel John Peploe paint most?See the answer

Still life (7), Flowers (7) and Scottish art (3), out of the 100 pieces on this page.

What did Samuel John Peploe usually paint with?See the answer

Oil On Canvas, used in 7 of the 100 pieces on this page.

Which art movement is Samuel John Peploe linked to?See the answer

Post-impressionism, as you can see in the pieces on this page.

What can you see by Samuel John Peploe at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art?See the answer

You can see 20 of the pieces on this page at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, including Self-Portrait, Portrait of the Artist's Wife and Étaples.

Can I order a Samuel John Peploe reproduction for my home?See the answer

Yes. Every painting on this page is available as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a print, in the size that suits you. Just open the painting's page to order.

Meet Samuel John Peploe

Samuel John Peploe: Värvimeistri tee

Samuel John Peploe (1871-1935) on oluline figuur 20. sajandi Briti kunstis, eriti tuntud kui üks silmapaistvamaid Šoti värvikunstnikke. Tema teekond kunsti kuulsusse oli veidi ebatavaline – algselt õigusteaduste karjääri poole kalduv Peploe loobus kiiresti praktikast ja pühendus hoopis maali ja lõuendi võlule. See otsustus viis ta formaalsele õppele Edinburghi Kunstikoolis, kuid just Pariisis veedetud aeg osutus pöördeliseks. Pariisi kunstimaailm, täis uuendusi ja traditsiooniliste normide väljakutseid, süütas Peploes kire uute kunstipiiride uurimisele. Ta sukeldus Académie Julian’i ja Colarossi õhkkonda, jagades stuudiot kolleegi Robert Broughiga ning omandades kasvava post-impressionistliku liikumise vaimu. Kuigi algselt paelusid teda hollandi meistrite nagu Rembrandti ja Frans Halski dramaatilised valguse ja varju efektid, oli just prantsuse kunstnike elav palett ja ekspressiivne pintslikäär see, mis lõpuks kujundas tema kunstilist visiooni.

Eruksusliku stiili vormimine

Peploe kunstiline areng ei olnud kohene; ta alustas traditsiooniliste maastike ja portreede uurimisega. Küll aga toimus oluline muutus maalimisreisidel põhja-Prantsusmaale koos J.D. Fergussoniga, teise tulevase Šoti värvikunstnikuga. Need reisid avasid talle prantsuse maastiku intensiivse päikesevalguse, mis inspireeris katsetusi julgete värvidega – see saaks tema tunnusjooneks. Ta hakkas vorme destilleerima, kompositsioone lihtsustama ning prioriseerima tooni ja värvitooni emotsionaalset mõju täpsliku detaili ees. Sel perioodil nihkusid fookusesse ka natüürmordid – žanr, mille ta tõstis oma meisterlike komponeeringute ja unikaalse lähenemisviisi abil uuele tasemele. Tema varased natüürmordid sisaldasid sageli tumedaid taustu, mille ees objektid paistsid särama, tuletades meelde hispaania meistreid, kuid täidetud selgelt modernse sensitiivsusega. Édouard Maneti mõju on eriti näha tema voolavas pintslikäärus ja valguse ning varju interaktsioonis, samal ajal kui Paul Cézanne’i struktuuriline lähenemisviis kompositsioonile hakkas peagi vaikselt tema tööd mõjutama.

Iona, Cassis ja Värvitooni olemus

Aastad pärast naasmist Šotimaale kinnistasid Peploe maine Briti kunsti juhtiva figuurina. Regulaarsed maalimisreisid Francis Cadelliga kaugele Iona saarele osutusid eriti viljakaks. Iona karmi ilu ja intensiivne valgus andsid lõputult inspiratsiooni, täiustades tema võimet tabada atmosfääri ja emotsioone värvitooni kaudu. Hilisemad reisid Cassis’sse Prantsuse Rivieral tõid tema paletti Vahemere elavuse. Need maastikud, sageli maalitud *en plein air*, iseloomustavad julge lihtsus ja ekspressiivne pintslikäär. Kuigi ta ei omaks kunagi täielikult abstraktsiooni, surus Peploe oma tööga pidevalt esile representatsiooni piire, prioriseerides värvitooni ja valguse subjektiivset kogemust range realismi ees. Tema natüürmordid jätkasid evolutsiooni, muutudes üha elavamateks ja dünaamilisemateks, kompositsioonidega, mis olid nii hoolikalt läbi mõeldud kui ka näiliselt spontaansed. Tal oli tähelepanuväärne võime imbuda igapäevastele objektidele – lilledele, puuviljadele, keraamikale – elu ja energiat. Mrs. Peploe, mis on maalitud aastal 1907, illustreerib seda perioodi, demonstreerides tema post-impressionistlikku stiili ja elavat värvikasutust portreekunstis.

Pärand ja Püsiv Mõju

Samuel John Peploe mõju Šoti kunstile on vaieldamatu. Üks Šoti värvikunstnikke, aitas ta vabastada Briti maalikunsti konservatiivsetest traditsioonidest, sillutades teed tulevastele põlvedele uute väljendusvormide uurimisel. Tema töö võlub jätkuvalt publikut oma elavate värvidega, meisterlike kompositsioonidega ja evokatiivse atmosfääriga. Maalid nagu *Still Life with Pink and Red Roses in a Chinese Vase* demonstreerivad tema natüürmordi valdamist, samal ajal kui teosed nagu *The Green Blouse* näitavad tema võimet tabada valgust ja vormi. Tema maalid on saavutanud aukohad oksjonitel – eriti “Still Life with Coffee Pot”, mis müüdi 2011. aastal 937 250 naela eest – tõestades tema kunsti püsivat apelli ja väärtust. Finantsilise tunnustuse kõrval ulatub Peploe mõju ka nüüdisaegsesse kirjandusse; tema teoseid viidatakse Alexander McCall Smithi ja Rosamunde Pilcheri romaanides, kinnistades ta Šoti kultuuriteadvusesse. Kirkcaldy muuseum ja kunstigalerii omab suurimat avalikku kollektsiooni tema maalidest väljaspool Rahvusgaleriisid, tagades tema pärandi kättesaadavuse laiemale publikule. Ta suri Edinburghis 1935. aastal, jättes maha tööde kogu, mis jätkab inspireerimist ja rõõmustamist kunstihuvilisi üle maailma – tunnistus tema kestvast visioonist ja värvitooni ja valguse valdamisest. Tema poeg Denis Peploe järgis isa jälgedel kunstnikuna, jätkates perekonna traditsiooni. Peploe maalid ei ole pelgalt representatsioonid; need on tähistused elust, ilu ja värvitooni võimest äratada emotsioone.

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