λ WALTER STEGGLES (BRITISH 1908-1997), BOW BRIDGE

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λ WALTER STEGGLES (BRITISH 1908-1997), BOW BRIDGE

λ WALTER STEGGLES (BRITISH 1908-1997) BOW BRIDGE Oil on canvas Signed (lower right) 45 x 61cm (17½ x 24in.) Exhibited: London, Abbott & Holder, Museum Street, From Bow to Biennale, in association with the book launch, 21 March 2013-4 April 2013 London, The Nunnery Gallery, Bow Arts Trust, From Bow to Biennale, 9 May 2014-13 July 2014 London, Townhouse Gallery, Spitalfields, Now & Then, 28 October 2013-8 December 2013 Southend, The Beecroft Gallery, Out of the City, 19 March 2016-25 June 2016 Southampton, Southampton City Art Gallery, From Mile End to Mayfair, 2 September- 6 January 2018 Southend, The Beecroft Gallery, Brothers in Art, 11 September 2021 - 3 April 2022 Poole, The Lighthouse Gallery, East London Group: Dorset Days, 20 January 2023 - 8 April 2023 London, The Nunnery Gallery, Bow Arts Trust, In the Footsteps of The East London Group, 4 October 2024 - 22 December 2024 Literature: 20 March 1997, The Independent, 'Obituary of Walter Steggles', illus. David Buckman, From Bow to Biennale, Artists of the East London Group, Francis Boutle, 2012, p. 308, illus. Alan Waltham, Ferha Farooqui, Frank Creber, In the Footsteps of the East London Group, Batsford, 2024, p. 46, illus. Alongside his younger brother Harold, Walter Steggles was a leading member of the East London Group. The genesis of the Bow-based group emerged from classes run initially from 1924 by Charles Genge at the Bethnal Green Men’s Institute and from 1925 by John Cooper at the Bow and Bromley Evening Institute. The classes were aimed at those for whom full-time art education was impossible, with most working a day job and studying at the Institute by evening, two or three nights each week. Cooper attracted notable teaching talent, including William Coldstream and Rodrigo Moynihan as well as Walter Sickert who mentored the Group and exhibited with them on three occasions. Sickert also employed another Group member, Elwin Hawthorne as his studio assistant from early 1928 to late 1931 Despite their humble beginnings, the group went on to exhibit at the Whitechapel Gallery in December 1928 followed by a small show at what is now Tate Britain in early 1929. These shows quickly established their reputation and eight annual exhibitions then followed at the prestigious Lefevre Gallery in London’s west end from 1929 until 1936, which was the same year that Walter and Elwin were amongst the contingent of artists who represented Great Britain at the Venice Biennale. Their works were frequently hung in numerous mixed shows alongside such eminent names as Paul Cezanne, Claude Monet and Pablo Picasso as well as British artists Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell. Seven examples of Walter’s work are held in public collections across six different galleries and museums. He continued to paint in to later life, almost up until his death in March 1997. The present work, although post-war, is very reminiscent of Steggles’ earlier 1930s work, with its atmospheric early morning light and vertical lines juxtaposed against the curve of the bridge and hazy skyline in the distance. It would have been a well-known landmark for the members of the group, many of whom would have crossed the bridge to get to work in the city. Condition Report Disclaimer, λ, λ WALTER STEGGLES (BRITISH 1908-1997) BOW BRIDGE Oil on canvas Signed (lower right) 45 x 61cm (17½ x 24in.) Exhibited: London, Abbott & Holder, Museum Street, From Bow to Biennale, in association with the book launch, 21 March 2013-4 April 2013 London, The Nunnery Gallery, Bow Arts Trust, From Bow to Biennale, 9 May 2014-13 July 2014 London, Townhouse Gallery, Spitalfields, Now & Then, 28 October 2013-8 December 2013 Southend, The Beecroft Gallery, Out of the City, 19 March 2016-25 June 2016 Southampton, Southampton City Art Gallery, From Mile End to Mayfair, 2 September- 6 January 2018 Southend, The Beecroft Gallery, Brothers in Art, 11 September 2021 - 3 April 2022 Poole, The Lighthouse Gallery, East London Group: Dorset Days, 20 January 2023 - 8 April 2023 London, The Nunnery Gallery, Bow Arts Trust, In the Footsteps of The East London Group, 4 October 2024 - 22 December 2024 Literature: 20 March 1997, The Independent, 'Obituary of Walter Steggles', illus. David Buckman, From Bow to Biennale, Artists of the East London Group, Francis Boutle, 2012, p. 308, illus. Alan Waltham, Ferha Farooqui, Frank Creber, In the Footsteps of the East London Group, Batsford, 2024, p. 46, illus. Alongside his younger brother Harold, Walter Steggles was a leading member of the East London Group. The genesis of the Bow-based group emerged from classes run initially from 1924 by Charles Genge at the Bethnal Green Men’s Institute and from 1925 by John Cooper at the Bow and Bromley Evening Institute. The classes were aimed at those for whom full-time art education was impossible, with most working a day job and studying at the Institute by evening, two or three nights each week. Cooper attracted notable teaching talent, including William Coldstream and Rodrigo Moynihan as well as Walter Sickert who mentored the Group and exhibited with them on three occasions. Sickert also employed another Group member, Elwin Hawthorne as his studio assistant from early 1928 to late 1931 Despite their humble beginnings, the group went on to exhibit at the Whitechapel Gallery in December 1928 followed by a small show at what is now Tate Britain in early 1929. These shows quickly established their reputation and eight annual exhibitions then followed at the prestigious Lefevre Gallery in London’s west end from 1929 until 1936, which was the same year that Walter and Elwin were amongst the contingent of artists who represented Great Britain at the Venice Biennale. Their works were frequently hung in numerous mixed shows alongside such eminent names as Paul Cezanne, Claude Monet and Pablo Picasso as well as British artists Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell. Seven examples of Walter’s work are held in public collections across six different galleries and museums. He continued to paint in to later life, almost up until his death in March 1997. The present work, although post-war, is very reminiscent of Steggles’ earlier 1930s work, with its atmospheric early morning light and vertical lines juxtaposed against the curve of the bridge and hazy skyline in the distance. It would have been a well-known landmark for the members of the group, many of whom would have crossed the bridge to get to work in the city. WALTER STEGGLES (BRITISH 1908-1997), BOW BRIDGE, Exhibited:, From Bow to Biennale, From Bow to Biennale, Now & Then, Out of the City, From Mile End to Mayfair, Brothers in Art, East London Group: Dorset Days, In the Footsteps of The East London Group, Literature:, The Independent, From Bow to Biennale, Artists of the East London Group, In the Footsteps of the East London Group, Condition Report Disclaimer

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