"Enigma" oil on board framed by Meryl watts

Meryl watts. English ( b.1910 – d.1992 ) Enigma. Oil on board. Signed. Image size 22.4 inches X 19.3 inches ( 57cm X 49cm ). Frame size 26.4 inches X 22.8 inches ( 67cm X 58cm ). Available for sale is this original oil painting by meryl watts. The painting was created whilst watts resided at 1 bron avon, borth-y-gest, porthmadog. (today’s postcode would be ll49 9tu). The work is presented and supplied in its’ original hand painted frame (which is shown in these photographs). This vintage painting is in very good condition, commensurate with its age. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display. The painting is signed lower right. An acclaimed painter in both oil and watercolour, meryl watts was proficient in various media, but particularly noted for her woodcuts. Meryl watts was born on 5th april 1910, the only child of charles and evelin watts. They lived in germains place, blackheath and she was raised in east end of london where her father was a printer. She studied at the blackheath art school, where the principal was john edgar platt, one of the major artists using the technique of colour woodcut. She learned this technique from platt and was influenced by his style, as shown in the attractive and colourful designs that she subsequently produced. Meryl began to work independently in 1937, producing her own work while still living in blackheath. During world war II the family home and business were destroyed by german bombing and meryl and her parents were given just a few hours to collect whatever valuables they could before their house was demolished to protect neighbouring properties from further damage. As a consequence much of her early work was lost.