About this objectThis work was painted while the artist was spending the summer at Alum Bay, Isle of Wight. Steer frequently travelled to the same sites that J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851) had visited on his picturesque tours. Turner had made numerous watercolours, studies and sketches during his time on the Isle of Wight.
From the mid 1890s, Steer dramatically changed his artistic style. 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).
MakerSteer, Philip Wilson
Maker Roledraughtsman & painter
Date Made1919
Period20th century
Medium and Materialsmedium: watercolour and blue wash
support: paper
Place MadeIsle of Wight, England
Style and IconographyEnglish landscape
Style and IconographyImpressionist
Style and IconographyLandscape
Inscription and MarksP W Steer 1919
Method: pen and ink and signed and dated
Position: bottom right
Techniquewatercolour on paper
Techniquewash drawing
Measurementsmedium height: 24.2cm
medium width: 35cm
