Lot Essay
The sitter is Lilian Montgomery who Steer first painted in 'The Schoolgirl' (in the collection of the National Gallery of Wales, Cardiff) in 1906
Details
Philip Wilson Steer, O.M. (1860-1942)
The Blue Girl
signed and dated upper right P. W Steer 1911, oil on canvas
24 x 20in. (61 x 50.8cm.)
The Blue Girl
signed and dated upper right P. W Steer 1911, oil on canvas
24 x 20in. (61 x 50.8cm.)
Provenance
Miss Emily Hesslein, New York, by whom purchased direct from the artist; Sotheby's, 20 June 1962, lot 42
Anon. sale; Christie's, 18 July 1969, lot 103 (500 gns. to Stirling)
Anon. sale; Christie's, 18 July 1969, lot 103 (500 gns. to Stirling)
Literature
D.S. MacColl, Philip Wilson Steer, London, 1945, p.213
B. Laughton, Philip Wilson Steer, Oxford, 1971, no.445, p.p.80, 149, pl.144
B. Laughton, Philip Wilson Steer, Oxford, 1971, no.445, p.p.80, 149, pl.144
Exhibited
Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, Philip Wilson Steer, 1986, no.55: this exhibition travelled to Stoke-on-Trent, City Art Gallery; Newcastle, Laing Art Gallery, and Bradford, Cartwright Hall