William Page Atkinson Wells was an artist born in Glasgow in 1872. Wells is known for using small, thickly applied brushstrokes for his oil paintings.
As a young man, Wells studied at the Slade School of Fine Art in London. After his studies, mhe moved to Australia for 5 yeaard, before returning to Europe to work in France. Wells moved around often, and after his stint in France, he enjoyed a short stay in Glasgow, before moving on to Preston in Lancashire, and then Devon.