West Looe Hill in Cornwall, England. Watercolour painted in 1904 by a founder member of the English Lake Artists Society, May Chatteris Winder, née Fisher (1874-1910).
This is a high resolution scan of an original signed watercolour by the Victorian / Edwardian artist and illustrator, May Chatteris Winder, née Fisher (1874-1910). It depicts West Looe Hill in the seaside town of Looe, Cornwall, England, with Whitsand Bay in the distance. It was painted in 1904 while May was on honeymoon with the established landscape painter, William Smallwood Winder (1869-1910). May was born near Manchester in north west England. After studying at the Manchester Municipal School of Art, she became an accomplished book illustrator and bookplate designer under her maiden name of May Chatteris Fisher. In 1901 and 1904, she illustrated two books of children’s fairy tales for the publishers Sherratt & Hughes: ‘Ignoramus’ by E. Todd and ‘Pixie’ by Frances Reddaway. In 1902, her works were praised in a survey, published in New York, of female bookplate designers on both sides of the Atlantic. After her marriage, May signed her work MC Winder and lived with William in the English Lake District. Both May and William were founder members of the Lake Artists Society.
Size: 7558px × 9447px
Location: West Looe Hill, Cornwall, England
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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