Bernaval 1905

Samuel Peploe created 'Bernaval' with oil on canvas, featuring a scene dominated by gestural brushstrokes of blues, whites, and touches of green, evoking a windswept, coastal setting. The composition is dynamically divided, the sky and land merge into a single entity. Peploe's thick impasto technique brings a tactile quality to the canvas, where each stroke seems to capture the transient light and movement of the scene. This use of paint destabilizes the traditional representation of landscape, moving towards abstraction. The painting challenges our perception of space, inviting us to contemplate the interplay between representation and pure painterly form. 'Bernaval' becomes an exploration of how the very act of painting can redefine our engagement with the world.