Arthur Dampier May

Arthur Dampier May (unknown), English, Arthur Dampier May is a English artist, an enigmatic figure in the world of art. Very little reliable biographical information is available, and much of their creative journey remains lost to time.
Their surviving works speak in quiet tones — suggestive, poetic, and shrouded in mystery.
  • Portrait Of A Young Girl In A Pink And White Smock Dress (1886)

    Portrait Of A Young Girl In A Pink And White Smock Dress (1886)

    Arthur Dampier May (English, unknown)

    A young girl stands solemn in her pink and white smock, the fabric crisp against her stillness. Her gaze holds something unspoken, a quiet tension between childhood innocence and the weight of growing up. The dress, too bright for such a serious face, makes you wonder what she’s holding back.