About this objectLandscape, probably near Brill, Buckinghamshire (1923)
Steer’s style radically changed from the mid 1890s as he began to consciously re-examine and emulate the works of the Old Masters such as Paul Peter Rubens (1577-1640), J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851) and John Constable (1776-1837). The influence of Rubens can be observed in the wide vista and high viewpoint of this landscape.
The artist travelled to sites that were popular with eighteenth-century travellers in search of picturesque landscapes.
MakerSteer, Philip Wilson
Maker Roledraughtsman & painter
Date Made1923
Period20th century
Medium and Materialsmedium: watercolour
support: paper
Style and IconographyEnglish landscape
Style and IconographyLandscape
Style and IconographyImpressionist
Inscription and MarksP W Steer 1923
Method: written ink
Position: bottom left
Techniquewatercolour on paper
Measurementsmedium height: 23.5cm
medium width: 32.4cm
