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Boulogne Sands - Children Shrimping

This painting was the Gallery's major purchase of 1979-80. It is a key work in the early period of Steer's career when he was assimilating, with Sickert, the influences of French Impressionism. Boulogne Sands is an example of what became known as London Impressionism, although it depicts a French scene. The bright, light palette, loose style and in particular the pointillist (dabs of colour) inspired technique are all derived from the style of French artists like Monet (1840-1926). Steer was a leading artist of the so-called English Impressionists and he enjoyed a long teaching career at London's Slade School of Art.