About this objectThis work is a print of 'Grove at Bridgnorth' by Philip Wilson Steer. The original can also be found in the Williamson collection.
Steer enjoyed travelling through the English countryside to paint landscapes. By this point in his career, he was repeatedly called ‘the’ successor of John Constable (1776-1837) and received widespread critical and public support.
Many of his painting trips were to the sites of J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851) paintings, such as Bridgnorth. The works of Turner had a long-lasting impact on Steer. He travelled with a copy of Turner’s Liber Studiorum in his pocket. As a child, he had been fascinated by a Turner watercolour which used to hang in his bedroom.
MakerSteer, Philip Wilson (1860-1942)
Maker Roleartist
MakerStacey, W.J.
Maker Rolepublisher
Period20th century
Medium and Materialsmedium: inks
support: paper
Style and IconographyLandscape
Style and IconographyEnglish landscape
Inscription and MarksPencil 'P.W. Steer'
Method: signed
Position: lower right
Techniqueink on paper
Measurementsmedium height: 33.5cm
medium width: 53.8cm
