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Surf: 2415

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Surf

Maker(s)

Painter: Steer, Philip Wilson

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 15.9 cm
Width: 74.0 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1939) by Hindley Smith, Frank

Dating

? 1885 - 1886

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of panel (wood)

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on panel

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: P.W. Steer
  • Location: Lower left
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: No 2. Surf, E.W. Steer, 6 Trafalgar Studios, King's Road Chelsea (this is in Steer's handwriting, the address was his before 1888 - he took this studio in 1885)
  • Location: Verso, panel
  • Method of creation: Ink

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2415
Primary reference Number: 3944
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Surf" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/3944 Accessed: 2024-11-21 20:35:03

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