Untitled

Untitled

Philip Wilson Steer

1930

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This sketch shows a quiet, hazy landscape with soft watercolor strokes. A few bare trees stand in the distance, their branches reaching toward a pale sky. The ground is flat, with a hint of grass and a distant hill. The painting feels loose and quick, like a first draft of nature. The artist used light washes of color, leaving much of the paper visible. Try looking up *watercolour* techniques to see how this style works.

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