From 1887, he was the most prominent British Impressionist, painting bright, high chroma beach views in particular.
Steer
In the early 1880s, several young British artists returned from training Paris, and in 1886 formed a new club as an alternative to the Royal Society.
Was there a void in British landscape painting after Turner died? Impressionist works by Whistler, Sickert, Steer, Clausen and others appear to have been forgotten.
Three sisters in Millais’ romantic gloss on the Jacobite rebellion of 1745. One became Roussel’s lover, another Godward’s favourite nude, and the third married a musician.
An illustrated index of the 61 artists covered in this series, with links to detailed coverage.
Compared with most other European countries, Impressionism largely passed British painters by.
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