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Philip Wilson Steer

1860–1942

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Biography

Philip Wilson Steer (28 December 1860 – 18 March 1942) was a British painter of landscapes, seascapes plus portraits and figure studies. He was also an influential art teacher. His sea and landscape paintings made him a leading figure in the Impressionist movement in Britain but in time he turned to a more traditional English style, clearly influenced by both John Constable and J. M. W. Turner, and spent more time painting in the countryside rather than on the coast. As a painting tutor at the Slade School of Art for many years he influenced generations of young artists.

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Chepstow Castle

Philip Wilson Steer
1905

The Music Room

Philip Wilson Steer
1905–6

Chepstow

Philip Wilson Steer
1905

Richmond Castle

Philip Wilson Steer
1903

Yorkshire Moorland

Philip Wilson Steer
1906

Farmyard

Philip Wilson Steer
1919

A Procession of Yachts

Philip Wilson Steer
1892–3

Elm Trees

Philip Wilson Steer
1922
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Annual Banquet: A Suggestion to the New English Art Club

Sir Max Beerbohm
1913
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Saturday Night in the Vale

Henry Tonks
1928–9

The New English Art Club

Sir Max Beerbohm
1907

Sodales - Mr Steer and Mr Sickert

Henry Tonks
1930

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