From:Williamson Art Gallery and Museum

Name/TitleDistant View of Bridgnorth

About this objectSteer 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 that hung in his bedroom.

In his later years, Steer's increasing interest in watercolours influenced his oil technique.

MakerSteer, Philip Wilson (1860-1942)

Maker Rolepainter

Date Made1925

Period20th century

Medium and MaterialsOil on canvas

Style and IconographyImpressionist

Style and IconographyEnglish landscape

Style and IconographyLandscape

Techniqueoil on canvas

MeasurementsFrame
Height: 66cm
Width: 96cm
Depth: 7cm

Subject and Association Keywordslandscape

Subject and Association Keywordssky

Subject and Association KeywordsBridgenorth, England

Subject and Association Keywordscloud

Credit LinePurchased from the artist's studio sale with the aid of the NACF and the Dr Stansfield Bequest, 1942

Object Typepainting

Object numberBIKGM.2657

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