Scottish Still Life

Details

Sir William Nicholson (1872-1949)
Scottish Still Life
signed 'Nicholson' (lower right)
oil on canvas
25 x 32½ in. (63.5 x 82.5 cm.)
Painted in 1931

Provenance

with Beaux Arts Gallery, London, where purchased by the present owner before 1956.

Literature

L. Browse, William Nicholson, London, 1956, no. 582, p. 123.
A. Nicholson, William Nicholson Painter, London, 1996, p. 236, illustrated.

Exhibited

London, Beaux Arts Gallery, The Art of Yesterday, July-August 1931, no. 49.
Glasgow, Royal Glasgow Institute, 72nd Exhibition, 1933, no. 481.
Toronto, Canadian National Exhibition, 1934, no. 119.
London, Marlborough Fine Art, Sir William Nicholson, March 1967, no. 28.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

On one of his many visits to Scotland this group of objects caught the painter's eye - displaying a limited range of tones and a wide variety of textures. Hornware spoons were traditional in Scotland and not just used for corrosive materials such as salt. A piece of crowdie, a fresh curd cheese made in Scotland from sweet milk and butter, lies on a piece of paper. This was a popular breakfast dish when mixed with oatmeal.
P.R.

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