William Heaton Cooper
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William Heaton Cooper was an English
landscape artist who worked predominantly in watercolours. He was born in Coniston
in the English Lake District
on 6 October 1903 as the third child to Norwegian mother, Mathilde, and the landscape artist Alfred Heaton Cooper
.
His paintings are mostly of Lake District landscapes and are of an impressionistic style.
He died in 1995 and is buried in Grasmere
in the Lake District.
He decided to follow in his fathers footsteps,(Alfred Heaton Cooper).painting landscapes in the lake district and exhibiting his work in his studio.
The Heaton Cooper studio was originally in Ambleside. Construction was started in the year of 1905, then when william took over after his fathers death.
In 1938 William decided to move the studio to grassmere which also became the family home, where the family business continues to thrive to this day.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
landscape artist who worked predominantly in watercolours. He was born in Coniston
Coniston, Cumbria
Coniston is a village and civil parish in the Furness region of Cumbria, England. It is located in the southern part of the Lake District National Park, between Coniston Water, the third longest lake in the Lake District, and Coniston Old Man; about north east of Barrow-in-Furness.-Geography and...
in the English Lake District
Lake District
The Lake District, also commonly known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous not only for its lakes and its mountains but also for its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth...
on 6 October 1903 as the third child to Norwegian mother, Mathilde, and the landscape artist Alfred Heaton Cooper
Alfred Heaton Cooper
Alfred Heaton Cooper is a highly acclaimed Victorian artist. He has become one of the most venerated of the Victorian landscape artist's, renowned for his Lakeland landscapes.-Life and work:...
.
His paintings are mostly of Lake District landscapes and are of an impressionistic style.
He died in 1995 and is buried in Grasmere
Grasmere
Grasmere is a village, and popular tourist destination, in the centre of the English Lake District. It takes its name from the adjacent lake, and is associated with the Lake Poets...
in the Lake District.
He decided to follow in his fathers footsteps,(Alfred Heaton Cooper).painting landscapes in the lake district and exhibiting his work in his studio.
The Heaton Cooper studio was originally in Ambleside. Construction was started in the year of 1905, then when william took over after his fathers death.
In 1938 William decided to move the studio to grassmere which also became the family home, where the family business continues to thrive to this day.