About this objectFrom around 1900, Steer was primarily known as a landscapist. His paintings of a ‘pure’ and idealised English countryside were very popular with the public and at the Royal Academy and the New English Art Club. From the 1890s, he increasingly painted in watercolours.
In 1906, a Spectator review stated that Steer ‘loved his England with her rich and glowing colour, and all the signs of her prosperity that surrounded him in his native country.’
MakerSteer, Philip Wilson (1860-1942)
Maker Roledraughtsman & painter
Date Made1917
Period20th century
Medium and Materialsmedium: watercolour
support: paper
Place MadeHertfordshire, England
Style and IconographyEnglish landscape
Style and IconographyLandscape
Style and IconographyImpressionist
Techniquewatercolour on paper
Measurementsmedium height: 24.8cm
medium width: 34.3cm
Subject and Association KeywordsImpressionism
Credit LinePurchased from the artist's studio sale with the aid of the NACF and the Dr Stansfield Bequest, 1942
