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
Place NotesAlso known as Shoreham-by-Sea. West Sussex.
Style and IconographyImpressionist
Style and IconographyEnglish landscape
Style and IconographyLandscape
Techniquewatercolour on paper
Measurementsmedium height: 17.8cm
medium width: 27.8cm
Subject and Association Keywordscoastal
Credit LineGift from the National Art Collections Fund, 1970
