Early Spring, Crummock Water by William Heaton Cooper R.I. (1903 - 1995) [PRINT]:Framed Print 538 x 437mm / 21.2 z 17.2 inches (Silver) Ophelia’s mother Winifred Joan Ophelia

Ophelia’s mother Winifred Joan Ophelia Gordon Bell is usually referred to as a “society animal painter”

Size: 300 x 1370mm

and Rannerdale Knotts signalling the hidden Buttermere around the corner

and conservation

hence the Lake District connection

Early Spring, Crummock Water by William Heaton Cooper R.I. (1903 - 1995) [PRINT]:Framed Print 538 x 437mm / 21.2 z 17.2 inches (Silver) Ophelia’s mother Winifred Joan OpheliaUnusually William chose to paint this view from the beside the road, as he would normally have preferred to be rather hidden while painting; but in this scene, the road plays an active part in the composition, leading one in towards the lake with Red Pike and High Stile above, and Rannerdale Knotts signalling the hidden Buttermere around the corner. "There are plenty of physical reasons for the satisfying character of this part of the valley. Here it