Little boy and girl bathe a cat. Signed watercolour painted circa 1908 by a founder member of the English Lake Artists Society, May Chatteris Winder, née Fisher (1874-1910). It depicts May's only son, Arthur (1905 - 1989), with a little playmate.
This is a high resolution scan of an original signed watercolour by the Victorian / Edwardian artist and children's book illustrator, May Chatteris Winder, née Fisher (1874-1910). It was painted circa 1908 and depicts May's only son, Arthur (1905 - 1989), assisted by a little playmate, about to dunk the family cat in a steaming tub. May was born near Manchester in north west England. After studying at the Manchester Municipal School of Art, she became an accomplished 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. In 1904, May married the established landscape painter, William Smallwood Winder (1869-1910), and subsequently signed her work MC Winder. May and William lived in the English Lake District and were both founder members of the Lake Artists Society.
Size: 7676px × 9595px
Location: England
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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