Preliminary sketch for the oil painting 'The Shower, Richmond'
1903
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1903
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Preliminary sketch for the oil painting 'The Shower, Richmond' is a 1903 watercolor by Philip Wilson Steer, a Post-Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting is a loose, sketchy watercolor of a landscape. The top half shows a pale, cloudy sky with faint lines suggesting movement. Below, a dark, rocky shoreline meets a body of water—just a hint of blue peeking through. The artist left brushstrokes rough and uneven, almost like a quick note rather than a finished work. It looks like a practice piece, not the final version. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more of this artist’s sketches.
A preliminary sketch depicts a landscape scene in Richmond, Yorkshire, created in preparation for an oil painting by Philip Wilson Steer in 1903.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Philip Wilson Steer painted delicate English coastal scenes in watercolor—sun-bleached cliffs, shifting skies, and choppy seas around the Isle of Wight.
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