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Comrie is a village on <strong>the</strong> River earn with a fine church and <strong>the</strong> highlands rising to <strong>the</strong> North. It was accessible by train<br />
from 1894 and around 1900 Peploe’s sister and bro<strong>the</strong>r-in-law had come to live, Dr fred Porter taking up a position as<br />
village doctor. a number <strong>of</strong> small, atmospheric panels are inscribed with Comrie titles, Comrie, Perthshire being a good<br />
example. In type <strong>the</strong>y are reminiscent <strong>of</strong> Constable’s ‘wea<strong>the</strong>r’ studies: swift, on <strong>the</strong> spot records <strong>of</strong> clouds over a dark<br />
landscape. Peploe went on to paint a few more ambitious, Impressionist pictures <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> village itself but we can imagine<br />
him going for long walks, inspired by being on <strong>the</strong> edge <strong>of</strong> a highland wilderness, his lightweight painting-box always<br />
in his pocket.<br />
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