W Heaton Cooper - Lakeland Artist painter: Biography - Auction prices Art for sale - Paintings gallery

William Heaton Cooper (1903-1995) was born at Coniston in the Lake District, the son of the landscape painter A. Heaton Cooper. After training with his father, he studied at the Royal Academy School, London and exhibited at the RBA, the RI and other exhibitions in London and the provinces. In 1953 he was elected a member of the Royal Institute of Watercolour Painters and for 11 years was president of the Lake Artists Society. In 1938 he established the Studio in Grasmere which exhibits his work and that of his late wife Ophelia Gordon Bell. William Heaton Cooper has written and illustrated five books on the the Lake District and illustrated most and possibly all the rock climbing guides to the area. He has painted the lakes and mountain scenery in all their changing moods and seasons. Examples of his Lake District watercolours have been reproduced over a long period and now form an unique and interesting collection which can be seen at The Studio in Grasmere in the centre of the Lake District. William Heaton Cooper was the son of the celebrated artist Alfred Heaton Cooper.

Biography and photo of Alfred Heaton Cooper

With acknowledgement to the Heaton Cooper Studio, Grasmere.

FOR SALE: Superb W. Heaton Cooper mounted, mahogany framed and glazed print: Derwentwater from Friars Crag. Heaton Cooper Studio label on reverse. Dimensions including frame: Width 15.5 inches. Height 13.5 inches Excellent near gallery condition. Ready to hang.

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