From:Williamson Art Gallery and Museum

Name/TitleMrs D. S. MacColl

About this objectSteer first made the initial sketch for this finished portrait at Richmond during one of his frequent holidays to the countryside. A Venetian nocturne can be seen in the background of the painting.

Whilst on vacation from his role as Painting Professor at the Slade, Steer would travel to various rural locations around England. He would usually be accompanied by the same group of friends, including Dugald Sutherland MacColl (1859-1948), the Scottish watercolourist, art critic and writer, and his wife Andrée Adèle Désirée Jeanne (Mrs D. S. MacColl, 1873-1945).

MakerSteer, Philip Wilson

Maker Rolepainter

Date Made1904

Period20th century

Medium and Materialsmedium: oil
support: canvas

Style and IconographyImpressionist

Style and IconographyPortrait

Techniqueoil on canvas

Measurementssupport height: 80 cm
support width: 64.8 cm

Credit LineGift from the National Art Collections Fund, 1972

Object Typepainting

Object numberBIKGM.4420

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