Cowes Regatta with the Royal Yacht

Maze, French by birth, enjoyed painting typically English scenes, 'The river life fascinated me - the docks, the parks, the Guards and then Henley in the summer, followed by racing at Goodwood and then sailing at Cowes. There was plenty to paint and I decidedly went for all these manifestations of traditional English life. There was one difficulty though - one had to have a permit to paint in most places, but people were helpful on the whole' (see W. Fischer, Paul Maze talks about 'The Painter and his Time', Marlborough Fine Art exhibition catalogue, May 1967, p. 10).