William nicholson

Catalogue clothing entrepreneur Johnnie Boden chooses a fascinating still life.

Set up by the William Nicholson Trust, this website is designed to provide information on all aspects of the life and work of the British painter, illustrator and graphic artist Sir William Nicholson.

On the Downs (Wiltshire Landscape) by William Nicholson (1872–1949), 1924, from Leeds Museums and Galleries

The Duchess of Cornwall chooses her favourite painting for Country Life - a still life by Sir William Nicholson which hangs in Clarence House.

The Cat signed with initial 'N' (lower right) and titled 'The Cat' (verso) oil on canvas 40.5 x 30.4 cm. (16 x 12 in.) Painted circa 1933

William Nicholson (British, 1872-1949), Pink Roses in a Silver Lustre Vase, 1913. Oil on canvas laid on board, 40.5 x 34 in.

William Nicholson (English, 1872-1949), Flowers in a Vase, 1949. Oil on panel, 41 x 33 cm.

New exhibition puts the University's collections of two leading figures in Modern British Art into context for the first time.

I almost have the feeling that he would set about to paint something and honestly not know how he was going to pull it off. I don’t think he had any doubt in his ability to pull it off, it’s more that he was unafraid of different techniques and even rather unconventional points of view