artist inspired by his childhood in Wales

Claudia Williams “always loved company.” Her compassion, curiosity, and convivial nature shine through in the exuberant, often large-scale compositions she created over a career that spanned seven decades. An only child who became a mother of four, Williams was a keen observer not only of physical features but also of human gestures, movements, and interactions.

Claudia Jane Herington Williams was born in 1933 in Surrey to Frank Williams, a London-born civil servant, and Gladys Irene (née Herington), the daughter of a Leicestershire milliner and draper who founded a successful department store bearing her name. Fabrics and patterns feature in many of Williams’ paintings.

Due to financial difficulties, his parents moved to the Llŷn Peninsula in North Wales shortly after the end of the Second World War.