About this objectThis oil portrait shows Steer’s characteristically looser handling of paint, particularly in the billowing pink sleeves. The stacked canvases and frames against the back wall suggest that this scene is set in the artist’s studio.
The sitter who stares intently at the viewer in this painting was Molly Dixon, one of Steer’s favourite models. Steer painted Molly’s sister Ethel in ‘The mantelpiece’ (1894) which can also be found in the Williamson collection.
MakerSteer, Philip Wilson
Maker Rolepainter
Date Madec. 1895/1896
Period19th century
Medium and Materialsmedium: oil
support: canvas
Style and IconographyImpressionist
Style and IconographyPortrait
Techniqueoil on canvas
Measurementssupport height: 53.3 cm
support width: 43.2 cm
Credit LinePresented by Mrs Catherine Hamilton, 1959
