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1860 Birkenhead, England - 1942 London, England. Known for: Landscape, portrait and figure painting, teaching.
Philip Wilson Steer OM (28 Dec 1860 - 18 March 1942) was a British painter of landscape and occasional portraits and figure studies. He was a leading figure in the Impressionist movement in Britain.... Read full biography
Philip Wilson Steer OM (28 Dec 1860 - 18 March 1942) was a British painter of landscape and occasional portraits and figure studies. He was a leading figure in the Impressionist movement in Britain. Steer is best known for his landscapes, such as The Beach at Walberswick (1890; Tate Gallery,... Read full biography
Philip Wilson Steer OM (28 Dec 1860 - 18 March 1942) was a British painter of landscape and occasional portraits and figure studies. He was a leading figure in the Impressionist movement in Britain. Steer is best known for his landscapes, such as The Beach at Walberswick (1890; Tate Gallery, London), and Girls Running: Walberswick Pier (1894,Tate Gallery, London). With Walter Sickert he became a leading British Impressionist. Besides the French Impressionists he was influenced by Whistler and... Read full biography
Philip Wilson Steer OM (28 Dec 1860 - 18 March 1942) was a British painter of landscape and occasional portraits and figure studies. He was a leading figure in the Impressionist movement in Britain. Steer is best known for his landscapes, such as The Beach at Walberswick (1890; Tate Gallery, London), and Girls Running: Walberswick Pier (1894,Tate Gallery, London). With Walter Sickert he became a leading British Impressionist. Besides the French Impressionists he was influenced by Whistler and also by such old masters as Boucher, Gainsborough, Constable and Turner. He also painted a number of portraits and figure studies (e.g. 'Portrait of Mrs. Raynes' (1922, Tate Gallery, London)). Philip Wilson Steer was born on 28 December 1860 in... Read full biography
Philip Wilson Steer OM (28 Dec 1860 - 18 March 1942) was a British painter of landscape and occasional portraits and figure studies. He was a leading figure in the Impressionist movement in Britain. Steer is best known for his landscapes, such as The Beach at Walberswick (1890; Tate Gallery, London), and Girls Running: Walberswick Pier (1894,Tate Gallery, London). With Walter Sickert he became a leading British Impressionist. Besides the French Impressionists he was influenced by Whistler and also by such old masters as Boucher, Gainsborough, Constable and Turner. He also painted a number of portraits and figure studies (e.g. 'Portrait of Mrs. Raynes' (1922, Tate Gallery, London)). Philip Wilson Steer was born on 28 December 1860 in Birkenhead, in Merseyside, near Liverpool. He was the son of the portrait-painter, Philip... Read full biography
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Philip Wilson Steer OM (28 Dec 1860 - 18 March 1942) was a British painter of landscape and occasional portraits and figure studies. He was a leading figure in the Impressionist movement in Britain.
Steer is best known for his landscapes, such as The Beach at Walberswick (1890; Tate Gallery, London), and Girls Running: Walberswick Pier (1894,Tate Gallery, London). With Walter Sickert he became a leading British Impressionist. Besides the French Impressionists he was influenced by Whistler and also by such old masters as Boucher, Gainsborough, Constable and Turner. He also painted a number of portraits and figure studies (e.g. 'Portrait of Mrs. Raynes' (1922, Tate Gallery, London)).<...But wait, there's more...
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