From:Williamson Art Gallery and Museum

Name/TitleShoreham

About this objectSteer’s sea and landscape paintings established him as a leading figure in the Impressionist movement in Britain. He gradually turned to a more traditional English style, with John Constable (1776-1837) and J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851) being his most lasting influences.

Steer came to favour watercolours as his chosen medium for his landscapes. He experimented with more abstract compositions and thin colour washes to create a translucent effect. He called these experimental pictures ‘flukes’ if they turned out well and destroyed the works he was less happy with.

MakerSteer, Philip Wilson (1860-1942)

Maker Roledraughtsman & painter

Date Made1926

Period20th century

Medium and Materialsmedium: watercolour
support: paper

Place MadeShoreham, England

Style and IconographyEnglish landscape

Style and IconographyLandscape

Techniquewatercolour on paper

Measurementsmedium height: 20.3cm
medium width: 31.1cm

Subject and Association Keywordscoastal

Subject and Association Keywordssky

Subject and Association Keywordscloud

Subject and Association Keywordspeople

Subject and Association Keywordssand

Subject and Association Keywordsboat

Credit LinePurchased from the Fine Art Society, 1951

Object Typewatercolour

Object numberBIKGM.2973

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