AFTER PHILIP WILSON STEER, SEATED NUDE: THE BLACK HAT AFTER PHILIP WILSON STEER SEATED NUDE: THE BLACK HAT Oil on board Indistinctly signed (lower centre)43 x 34cm (16¾ x 13¼ in.)Seated Nude: The Black Hat was painted by Philip Wilson Steer around 1900. The work was presented by the Contemporary Art Society to the Tate in 1941, chosen directly from the artist's studio by Sir John Rothenstein. The present lot was possibly sketched on site after the work was put on display at the gallery.

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