William Nicholson
British · 1872–1949 · Painter, Printmaker
Sir William Newzam Prior Nicholson was a British painter of still-life, landscape and portraits, but is mainly remembered as an illustrator and printmaker in techniques… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Mixed Flowers In A Black JugOlympia Auctions · £160,000≈ $200,416≈ €185,794Sign up to see
NANCY IN A FEATHER HAT (THE ARTIST'S DAUGHTER), 1910Lyon & Turnbull · £131,450≈ $175,512≈ €154,323Sign up to see
Alcázar Estrade, SevillaStrauss & Co · ZAR 512,100≈ $40,871≈ £30,530≈ €34,822Sign up to see
William Nicholson’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
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Price trend
2 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
2 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
2 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 3 | 3 | 100% | $139kSign up | $176kSign up | $200kSign up |
| Oil | 3 | 3 | 100% | $139kSign up | $176kSign up | $200kSign up |
| Works on paper | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $4kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $4kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 25 | 18 | 72% | $166Sign up | $123Sign up | $418Sign up |
| Lithograph | 12 | 8 | 67% | $159Sign up | $127Sign up | $412Sign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 12 | 10 | 83% | $172Sign up | $119Sign up | $418Sign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Sculpture | 1 | 1 | 100% | $222Sign up | $222Sign up | $222Sign up |
| Other | 7 | 6 | 86% | $1.3kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $2.3kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $100Sign up |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | $200Sign up |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | $251Sign up |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | $975Sign up |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | $130Sign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | $257Sign up |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | $40.9kSign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | $73Sign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $119Sign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $180Sign up |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | $113Sign up |
| 1992 | 2 | 2 | —Sign up |