William Nicholson: career timeline
British · 1872–1949 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 15 of 39 lots (38% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 10 | 6 | $107Sign up | Lithograph |
| 1900s | 3 | 2 | $714Sign up | Other |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | $176kSign up | Oil |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | $180Sign up | Woodcut / linocut |
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1890s 10 works
- Sold
- 6 of 10
- Median
- $107Sign up
- Average
- $472Sign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 9 in (25 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (5), Woodcut / linocut (3), Sculpture (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2)
1897 Sir William Nicholson (1872-1949) 'Fishing' a print$222Sign up
1897 The Cabriolet$39Sign up
c. 1898 News-boy; Sandwich-Man; Coster; Bluecoat Boy$100Sign up
1898 AN ALMANAC OF TWELVE SPORTS, 1898$2.3kSign up
c. 1898 UntitledResult not published
1898 Englischer Offizier der Life GuardsUnsold
1898 An Almanac of Twelve Sports as Months of the YearUnsold
1898 London TypesUnsold
1898 H.M. The Queen$113Sign up
c. 1899 W.E. Gladstone', from Twelve Portraits$61Sign up
1900s 3 works
1910s 1 work
1930s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $180Sign up
- Average
- $180Sign up
- Typical size
- 8 × 6 in (20 × 15 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1933 Untitled - Man with Pipe$180Sign up
Creation date not recorded
24 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 1990s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 10 × 9 in (25 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 1992 The Archibishop of CanterburyUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2000s 1 work
Undated, sold in the 2010s 6 works
- Sold
- 2 of 6
- Median
- $20.5kSign up
- Average
- $20.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 12.5 × 10.5 in (32 × 27 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (3), Print (other) (1), Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2010 OctoberUnsold
sold 2013 Il venditore di stradaUnsold
sold 2016 A Collection of four lithographsUnsold
sold 2016 A Collection of three lithographs from 'An Alphabet'Unsold
sold 2017 Gateway, New College Oxford$73Sign up
sold 2018 Alcázar Estrade, Sevilla$40.9kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 16 works
- Sold
- 14 of 16
- Median
- $262Sign up
- Average
- $15kSign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 9 in (26 × 23 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (7), Lithograph (4), Other (2)
- Subjects
- Flowers & still life (1)
sold 2022 The QueenUnsold
sold 2023 Mixed Flowers In A Black Jug$200kSign up
sold 2023 The Ellen Terry Jubilee Commemoration Banquet Souvenir$412Sign up
sold 2023 UntitledResult not published
sold 2023 AN ALMANAC OF TWELVE SPORTS$1.1kSign up
sold 2023 AN ALPHABET$1.7kSign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2023 New College, Oxford$149Sign up
sold 2024 Christ Church Library’ (Oxford University)$178Sign up
sold 2024 New College Gateway’ (Oxford University)$127Sign up
sold 2024 JANUARY (from `AN ALMANAC OF TWELVE SPORTS`)$324Sign up
sold 2025 QUEEN VICTORIA$418Sign up
sold 2025 New College Gateway, Oxford$146Sign up
…and 4 more works from this group in the full results list.
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All William Nicholson auction results →