About this objectDue to his deteriorating eyesight, Steer painted mostly in watercolours rather than oils during his later years. His painting compositions became freer and more abstract.
The artist’s good friend D. S. MacColl (1859-1948) described Steer’s watercolour methods: ‘He developed, for rapid notes from nature, a method of watercolour, Chinese in its exact control of a fully charged brush, so that the wet flatness of a sea ran out to the horizon and lipped to the beach in one swift wash…’
MakerSteer, Philip Wilson (1860-1942)
Maker Rolepainter
Date Made1930
Period20th century
Medium and MaterialsWatercolour on paper
Place MadeDover, England
Style and IconographyEnglish landscape
Style and IconographyLandscape
Techniquewatercolour on paper
Measurementsheight: 22cm
width: 33cm
Credit LineGift from the National Art Collections Fund, 1970
