She lived and exhibited her works in London and Paris, where she fled with Smith at the beginning of their affair.
Vera Irene Walpole Martin Cuningham was born in 1897 at Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire[1][2] to Scottish parents.
[6] The British Museum states that they both exhibited in 1922 at the Société des Artistes Indépendants and at the Amis de Montparnasse.
[5] Malcolm Yorke described her in his book as "a guffawing, red-haired, rosy-cheeked, plump-bodied, highly sexed young woman who was determined to become a professional artist.
She participated in Colling Galleries Civil Defence Artists' shows during World War II.