William Nicholson, Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1860 - 1937. Author

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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  1. William Nicholson, Mixed Flowers In A Black Jug, oil on canvasMixed Flowers In A Black JugOlympia Auctions · £160,000≈ $200,416≈ €185,794Sign up to see
  2. William Nicholson, NANCY IN A FEATHER HAT (THE ARTIST'S DAUGHTER), 1910, oil on canvasNANCY IN A FEATHER HAT (THE ARTIST'S DAUGHTER), 1910Lyon & Turnbull · £131,450≈ $175,512≈ €154,323Sign up to see
  3. William Nicholson, Alcázar Estrade, Sevilla, oil on canvasboardAlcázar Estrade, SevillaStrauss & Co · ZAR 512,100≈ $40,871≈ £30,530≈ €34,822Sign up to see

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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 including woodcut, wood-engraving and lithography. He was also an author of children's books and worked as a designer for the theatre.

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Born 1872, Newark-on-TrentDied 1949, BlewburyOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q2066520 ↗ULAN 500004272 ↗Museum works 14

Also known as Nicholson, William, Sir, Sir William Newzam Prior Nicholson, Sir William Nicholson, W. Beggarstaff, William Newzam Prior Nicholson, William, Sir Nicholson

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

William Nicholson, Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1860 - 1937. Author
Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1860 - 1937. Author1904
National Galleries Scotland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Galleries Scotland
William Nicholson, The Brig
The Brig1906
National Galleries Scotland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Galleries Scotland
William Nicholson, The Lustre Bowl with Green Peas
The Lustre Bowl with Green Peas1911
National Galleries Scotland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Galleries Scotland
William Nicholson, Gertrude Jekyll
Gertrude Jekyll1920
National Portrait Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Portrait Gallery
William Nicholson, Miss Jekyll’s Gardening Boots
Miss Jekyll’s Gardening Boots1920
National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery
William Nicholson, Canadian Headquarters Staff
Canadian Headquarters Staff1918
Canadian War Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Canadian War Museum
William Nicholson, Portrait of Mabel Pryde
Portrait of Mabel Pryde1897
National Galleries Scotland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Galleries Scotland
William Nicholson, The Silver Sunset
The Silver Sunset1909
Birmingham Museums Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Birmingham Museums Trust
William Nicholson, The Shire Horse
The Shire Horsen.d. · Color wood engraving on paper tipped to cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Charles Deering Collection — public domain (CC0)
William Nicholson, London Types: Hawker
London Types: Hawker1898 · woodcut hand-colored with watercolor
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland — Open Access (CC0)
William Nicholson, The Cabriolet
The Cabriolet1897 · woodcut printed with lithographic colors
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee — Open Access (CC0)
William Nicholson, An Alphabet: B is for Beggar
An Alphabet: B is for Beggar1897 · color lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Bonebrake — Open Access (CC0)
William Nicholson, An Almanac of Twelve Sports: Boxing
An Almanac of Twelve Sports: Boxing1897 · lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John Bonebrake — Open Access (CC0)
William Nicholson, London Types: Sandwich Man
London Types: Sandwich Man1898 · color lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Bonebrake — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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