Sir William Nicholson (1872-1949)

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Sir William Nicholson (1872-1949)

Watches and Freesias

signed lower left Nicholson 1915, oil on board
11¼ x 13in. (28.5 x 33cm.)

Provenance

William Marchant, Goupil Gallery, London; Christie's, 28 & 31 Jan. 1927, lot 126 (36gns. to Munster)
Beaux-Arts Gallery, London
Miss. Ailsie Lazarus, London

Literature

L. Browse, William Nicholson, London, 1956, no.248

Exhibited

Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery, 49th Autumn Exhibition of Modern Art, 1921, no. 955 as 'The Watches'
London, Beaux-Arts Gallery, Pictures and Drawings by William Nicholson, June-July 1927, no.51
London, Beaux-Arts Gallery, Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings by William Nicholson, 1933, no.16
Nottingham, City Museum and Art Gallery, William Nicholson, March-April 1933, no.29

Lot Essay

Painted during the latter half of 1915 when the artist returned from India

The late 18th century cream urbanware Vase also appears in a painting of circa 1917, 'Souvenir de Babette' (present whereabouts unknown)

We are grateful to Patricia Reed for her help in cataloguing this lot which will be included in her forthcoming catalogue raisonne

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