The Scottish Colourists

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At Sunnyside - Where Truth and Beauty Meet

Samuel John Peploe (1871 – 1935), Iona Landscape: Rocks, oil on canvas, National Gallery Scotland

Each Scottish Colourist had his own set of specific goals and aims, but between them the four also shared much common ground. They were all born in Scotland in the 1870s to middle class families, and at various different times each visited France to experience the burgeoning avant-garde first hand, returning to Scotland brimming with new ideas. Influences came from Manet, the Impressionists, Cezanne, Matisse and the Fauves, with the Colourists exploring modulations of light, shade and atmospheric effects, often through painting en plein air.
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