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Sir William Nicholson

1872–1949

Study for ‘Plaza de Toros, Malaga’ 1935
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16 artworks by Sir William Nicholson
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Biography

Sir William Newzam Prior Nicholson (5 February 1872 – 16 May 1949) was a British painter of still-life, landscape and portraits. He also worked as a printmaker in techniques including woodcut, wood-engraving and lithography, as an illustrator, as an author of children's books and as a designer for the theatre.

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Aesthetic movement Tonalism

Artworks

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  • War

    Sir William Nicholson
    date not known
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  • The Lowestoft Bowl

    Sir William Nicholson
    1911
  • Lady in Furs, Mme. P.

    Sir William Nicholson
    c.1907
  • Portrait of a Man of Letters: W.E. Henley

    Sir William Nicholson
    1901
  • Silver

    Sir William Nicholson
    1938
  • Nude

    Sir William Nicholson
    c.1921
  • Mushrooms

    Sir William Nicholson
    1940
  • Miss Jekyll’s Gardening Boots

    Sir William Nicholson
    1920
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Sketches, letters, etc.

  • Letter to Ben Nicholson from his father William in Paris, with envelope

    Sir William Nicholson, recipient: Ben Nicholson OM
    13 March 1914
  • Letter to Ben Nicholson from his father William about his move to Oxford

    Sir William Nicholson, recipient: Ben Nicholson OM
    2 December [1925]
  • Letter to Ben Nicholson from his father William, thanking him for his letters

    Sir William Nicholson, recipient: Ben Nicholson OM
    31 October 1934
  • Letter to Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth, from Ben’s father William in La Rochelle

    Sir William Nicholson, recipients: Ben Nicholson OM, Dame Barbara Hepworth
    [March 1939]
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