Potter, Beatrix

• Squirrel Nutkin
• £65.00
• Collector's edition, mounted
• 170 x 225
• 350 x 410
• 495

About the artist

Despite not going to school Beatrix was an enthusiastic student of nature, teaching herself while painting and drawing the things she saw around her. Her childhood sketches reveal an early fascination for the subject which would continue throughout her life. She also painted many exquisite landscapes that show her pleasure in the countryside.
The popularity of Beatrix Potter's stories and characters has grown immeasurably since she published "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" over 100 years ago, aided by her own foresight and acute business sense. A woman ahead of her time, she saw the potential in her most famous character creating the first patented soft toy in 1903, making Peter Rabbit the oldest licensed character. Not only that, she left an astounding legacy of stories, characters, art and unspoiled landscape to the world.