Denis Peploe
{{Short description|Scottish artist (1914–1993)}}
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Denis Frederic Neal Peploe (25 March 1914 – 22 May 1993) was a Scottish artist and sculptor known for his landscapes.
Biography
Peploe was born in Edinburgh as the younger son of Margaret and Samuel John Peploe. His father was an artist and Denis worked with him. Peploe went to school at the Edinburgh Academy.
Despite his father's advice, he then studied at Edinburgh College of Art[http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/rsascottishart/artistbios/peploed.asp Denis Peploe] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107222623/http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/rsascottishart/artistbios/peploed.asp |date=7 January 2013 }}, Images for Scottish Art, accessed December 2012 and resolved to become an artist. He went on to study with the painter and sculptor Andre Lhote in Paris.
During the war he served with the Royal Artillery and the Special Operations Executive where he was hurt in a motorcycle accident. He had to recover until 1946 although he did not paint during this time. In 1947 he had a one-man show in Edinburgh. His landscapes and other paintings were again shown in Glasgow in London. Possibly due to his mother being from Barra[http://www.portlandgallery.com/pages/artist/30908/biography/s_j_peploe.html Biography and works at Portland Gallery] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204001245/http://www.portlandgallery.com/pages/artist/30908/biography/s_j_peploe.html |date=2013-02-04 }}, accessed December 2012 he was known for his work featuring the Hebrides and the Western Highlands.
He was elected ARSA in 1956 and became a full member ten years later. Peploe taught at the Edinburgh College of Art from 1955 to 1977 whilst selling his work and contributing to the annual exhibition of the RSA.
Peploe died in Edinburgh. He had one son and a daughter with his wife Elizabeth (born Barr).{{cite news|last=Michie|first=David|title=Obituary: Denis Peploe|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-denis-peploe-2325662.html|accessdate=30 December 2012|newspaper=The Independent|date=28 May 1993}}
Legacy
Peploe has paintings in public collections including, Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery,BBC: Your Paintings, [https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/apples-and-pears-124842 Apples and Pears] (Accessed 29 June 201)
Royal Scottish Academy,BBC: Your Paintings, [https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/cockerel-186744 Cockerel] (Accessed 29 June 2014)
BBC: Your Paintings, [https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/glen-beg-186797 Glen Beg] (Accessed 29 June 2014) Aberdeen Art Gallery,BBC: Your Paintings, [https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/crofts-107568 Crofts] (Accessed 29 June 2014) Heriot-Watt UniversityBBC: Your Paintings, [https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/grisedale-pike-183819 Grisedale Pike] (Accessed 29 June 2014) and the City of Edinburgh Council.BBC: Your Paintings, [https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/an-italian-peasant-93689 An Italian Peasant] (Accessed 29 June 2014)
References
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External links
- BBC: Your Paintings, [https://artuk.org/search/search/search/keyword:denis-frederic-neal-peploe Details of 21 Peploe works]
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Category:Artists from Edinburgh
Category:20th-century Scottish painters
Category:Scottish male painters
Category:Scottish male sculptors
Category:20th-century British sculptors
Category:People educated at Edinburgh Academy
Category:Alumni of the Edinburgh College of Art
Category:British Army personnel of World War II
Category:Royal Artillery personnel
Category:British Special Operations Executive personnel