STEEL - John Sydney Steel (1863-1932)
Last updated | 25/01/2011
Well connected painter of wildlife
born Perth 30 June 1863
died Balquhidder 1932
SOME THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT JOHN SYDNEY STEEL
John was the son of John Steel and his wife Mary Prince
John was educated at Perth Academy and Madras College St
Andrews
John's father was friendly with
Sir John Everett Millais who encouraged him to send John to
study art at the Slade in London
John was friendly throughout his life with Millais' eldest son John
Guille Millais with whom he collaborated on a number of
publications
John was also friendly with the bird and wildlife artists Archibald
Thorburn, and Ernest Briggs
John and Ernest Briggs shared a studio in London for a time
John did not enjoy good health for much of his life and took trips
to Africa to alleviate his condition
John painted on his travels to North Africa
John is best known for his etched, drawn and painted studies of
deer
John enjoyed fishing and shooting trips and was extremely
knowledgeable about natural history
John's wife was a keen photographer
John was a committee member of the original Perthshire Art
Association
John exhibited with the Perthshire Art Association and the Dundee
Art Society as well as at most of the other major art exhibitions
in the UK
John enjoyed a successful solo exhibition in London near the
end of his life
CHECKLIST OF WORKS BY JOHN SYDNEY STEEL IN PERTH MUSEUM AND ART
GALLERY
(it is not possible to display all of the collection at any one
time. To make an appointment to view any material not on show
please
contact the Art Section)
PAINTINGS
Spoils From The Marshes (also known as Dead
Game), oil on canvas, 1925
Wintery Weather, oil on canvas, about 1921
Mallards At Rest, oil on canvas, not dated
The Hunter's Moon, oil on canvas, not dated
Shetland Mare And Foal, oil on board, about 1921
Disturbed, oil on board, not dated
Red Deer, oil on board, not dated
Carrion, oil on canvas, not dated (with J G Millais)
Tunisian Peasants And Their Mounts, oil on canvas, about
1920-25
Coming Down To Water, oil on canvas, about 1920-25
Sunset In The Woods (also known as A Christmas
Eve), oil on panel, not dated
Hard Weather, oil on canvas, about 1910-11
Hunting The Irish Elk, oil on canvas, about 1890
Elk, oil on canvas, about 1883-1900
Deer Hunt, oil on canvas, about 1910
Deer Resting, oil on canvas, about 1910
DRAWINGS
Dead Stag, chalks on paper, 1890
Studies Of A Stag's Head, chalks on paper, about
1890-1894
Five Studies Of A Stag's Head, chalks on paper, about
1890-94
Three Studies Of A Doe, chalks on paper, about
1890-94
Animal Studies, chalks on paper, about 1890-94
Preparatory Study For Elk, pencil on paper, about
1883-1900
Head Of A Dead Stag, chalk on paper, 1894
SKETCHBOOK
Sketchbook of studies of deer seals and hunting scenes,
chalk on paper, 1891
