William (1872) Nicholson Paintings & Artwork for Sale | William (1872) Nicholson Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 25, 2026
William NICHOLSON, An Alphabet Series, Five Lithos
Est: $200 - $400
William Nicholson (British, 1872-1949) five lithographs from "An Alphabet Series", 1898, comprising "D is for Dandy," "G is for Gentleman," "N is for Nobleman," "V is for Villain," and "Z for Zoologist," all under mattes with plastic covers, later inscribed to lower of matte, lithographs unmarked. [Sheets: 12.25" H x 9.5" W]. Condition is good with age commensurate discoloration to paper.
Roland Auctions NY
Jul. 08, 2026
SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON (BRITISH 1872-1949), SPANISH HILLS
Est: £15,000 - £25,000
SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON (BRITISH 1872-1949)SPANISH HILLS Oil on canvas-boardSigned with initial (lower right); titled and numbered 5 (verso)30.5 x 41cm (12 x 16in.)Painted in 1935.Provenance:Ernest Brown and Phillips Ltd., The Leicester Galleries, London, 1936 Private Collection, Miss Frances Robinson (acquired from the above in 1936 and then by descent) Anthony Hepworth Fine Art, Bath, 2008Exhibited:London, Ernest Brown & Phillips Ltd, Leicester Galleries, Exhibition of works by Sir William Nicholson, June 1936, no. 12 London, Roland, Browse and Delbanco, Pictures by William Nicholson and Josef Herman, April-May 1948, no. 47Chichester, Pallant House Gallery, William Nicholson, 22 November 2025 - 10 May 2026, no. 139 Literature:Lillian Browse, William Nicholson, London, 1956, p. 105, no. 455 Patricia Reed, William Nicholson, Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings, London, 2011, p. 566, no. 739 (illus.)Simon Martin and Melanie Vandenbrouck (ed.), William Nicholson, Pallant House Gallery, 2025, p.158, no. 139 (illus.)Nicholson spent the summer of 1935 in Malaga where he stayed with the celebrated author and zoologist, Peter Chalmers-Mitchell who had a house in the hills just outside the city. Whilst the artist had found considerable success as a society portrait painter, his landscape paintings represent a more personal and intimate side to his work, produced in large part for his own enjoyment. 1935 was significant for Nicholson because it was during his stay in Spain that he met and fell in love with the writer Marguerite Steen who was to become his lifelong companion. Together they explored the countryside around Malaga and upon leaving Spain, Nicholson invited her to come and live with him at his studio in Apple Tree Yard, just off Jermyn Street in London. Nicholson's technique in the resulting series of small paintings is looser and more impressionistic than his still lifes and portraits, an attribute frequently credited to the influence of his daughter-in-law, Winifred Nicholson. In the present work, the muted earthy colours and broad brushwork point to a freedom of expression not evident in other areas of his work. In her 1956 catalogue, Lillian Browse describes the work as a picture without sharp definition in soft rose-pinks, browns and greys.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jun. 16, 2026
Nicholson, William (1872-1949) (illustrator)
Est: £300 - £500
Nicholson, William (1872-1949) (illustrator) The Hour of Magic and Other Poems by W. H. Davies London: Jonathan Cape, 1922. First edition, first impression, presentation copy from Nicholson to Stanley Kennedy North, with an original pen-and-ink sketch by Nicholson to the initial blank, inscribed ‘from W. N.’ and incorporating a weathervane with the compass points ‘S’ and ‘N’ standing for North's initials. Together with 2 copies of North's book, 'Mr. North's Maggott' (London: privately published, 1921, oblong 8vo, original wrappers, one copy inscribed ‘With best wishes from S. Kennedy North, Xmas 1922’ and with manuscript limitation of 500 copies to inside front cover, contents near-loose in wrappers, held by a sliver of the original green silk cord, the other copy loose in wrappers), and 3 further books including Cecil J. Sharp, Nursery Songs from the Appalachian Mountains, c.1920, inscribed by Sharp to Dorothy Stanley North (binding defective) (6) By direct descent from Stanley Kennedy North. Stanley Kennedy North (1867-1942) was an artist and illustrator who was a personal friend of Nicholson's and wrote the introductory essay to the first monograph on Nicholson, published in 1923.
Lyon & Turnbull
Apr. 09, 2026
Nicholson (Sir William) Autograph Note initialled "WN" to Siegfried Sassoon, with a drawing of a man in a large hat, all in red crayon, 1929, "Are you here? nice to see you if you have time & inc...
Est: £150 - £200
Nicholson (Sir William, painter, 1872-1949) Autograph Note initialled "WN" to Siegfried Sassoon, with a drawing of a man in a large hat, all in red crayon, 195 x 145mm., London postmark in corner, Regent Street, [London], postmarked 6th November 1929, "Are you here? nice to see you if you have time & inclination", folds, tipped-in on mount.
Forum Auctions - UK
Mar. 31, 2026
William Nicholson (1872-1949) An Alphabet (Campbell 25A)
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
William Nicholson (1872-1949) An Alphabet (Campbell 25A) The rare deluxe set of 26 hand-coloured woodcuts, mounted on card, 1898, each signed in black ink by the artist, from the edition of circa 30, printed by William Heineman, London, the full sheets loose and with the original vellum portfolio, each woodcut 245 x 197mm (9 5/8 x 7 3/4in) ⁂ The rare edition deluxe, including the two plates 'E for Executioner' and 'T for Topers' which were suppressed for the trade editions. Campbell notes that the size of this edition was not formally announced by Heinemann, whose advertisements merely stated that a few copies were available. In a letter dated 20 December 1897, William Heinemann says 'we guarantee that only 50 of these [hand-coloured sets] are printed'. This is a greater number than suggested by A.S. Frere (Chairman of Heinemann) in a letter dated 17 January 1956, in which he says 'the total of the edition recorded as being finished was 30'. We can trace only two complete sets of this de luxe edition at auction.
Forum Auctions - UK
Mar. 20, 2026
Sir William Nicholson (British, 1872-1949)
Est: £70 - £100
Sir William Nicholson (British, 1872-1949) Christ Church College, Oxford Lithograph, 41.5cm x 32cm (unframed) Published Nov 1905 at The Stafford Gallery, 34 Old Bond Street
Martel Maides
Feb. 21, 2026
Dans le goût de William NICHOLSON (1872-1949)
Est: €600 - €800
Nature morte Huile sur panneau de bois, encadrement H. 39 cm - L. 56 cm Légers sauts de matière Provenance : collection particulière, Paris
OXIO
Feb. 18, 2026
Sir William Nicholson, Merton College; Bodleian College; Queen's College, Oxford; The doorway of the Old Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1905;
Est: £700 - £1,000
Sir William Nicholson, British 1872-1949, Merton College; Bodleian College; Queen's College, Oxford; The doorway of the Old Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1905; four lithographs in wove, all signed, three in pen, one in pencil, published by the Stafford Gallery, London, sheets all approx: 51 x 40cm, (unframed) (4)
Roseberys
Feb. 18, 2026
Sir William Nicholson, W. E. Gladstone, from Twelve Portraits, 1899;
Est: £100 - £200
Sir William Nicholson, British 1872-1949, W. E. Gladstone, from Twelve Portraits, 1899; lithograph in colours on wove, titled in the plate, plate: 25.5 x 23cm, (framed) Provenance: Jeffrey Judelson (1942-2023) and thence by descent
Roseberys
Feb. 18, 2026
Sir William Nicholson, Oriel College, Oxford, (1904);
Est: £200 - £300
Sir William Nicholson, British 1872-1949, Oriel College, Oxford, (1904); lithograph in colours on wove, from a set of twenty four coloured lithographs of Oxford colleges and landmarks, signed and dated '48' in pen, published by The Stafford Gallery, London in 1905, with their blindstamp, plate: 29.5 x 36.5cm, (framed) Provenance: Jeffrey Judelson (1942-2023) and thence by descent
Roseberys
Feb. 18, 2026
Sir William Nicholson, October, Golf, from An Almanac of Twelve Sports, 1898;
Est: £100 - £200
Sir William Nicholson, British 1872-1949, October, Golf, from An Almanac of Twelve Sports, 1898; lithograph in colours on wove, plate: 20 x 20cm, (framed) Provenance: Jeffrey Judelson (1942-2023) and thence by descent
Roseberys
Feb. 11, 2026
SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON
Est: £100 - £200
SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON THE BOOK OF BLOKES, published by Faber & Faber, London, First Edition, 1929, Hardcover, small format, unpaginated, 60pp, publisher's original bl/w pictorial boards, colour illustrations throughout by the author. William Nicholson's most eccentric book and a wonderful edition, it consists of 30 crayon drawings of men's faces, often with hats. There is no text, but the virtuosity of the drawing and the wit and economy with which Nicholson imbues each face with unmistakable personality, remain compelling. It was a favourite book of Nicholson's, who often gave copies to his friends.
Olympia Auctions
Feb. 11, 2026
WILLIAM NICHOLSON (BRITISH 1872-1949)
Est: £300 - £500
WILLIAM NICHOLSON (BRITISH 1872-1949) TWO WORKS FROM AN ALPHABET SERIES: 'B IS FOR BEGGAR' & 'V IS FOR VILLAIN' Lithographs (2) the images 24.5cm x 19.5cm (9.5in x 7.75in) An Alphabet was the first of several sets of prints Nicholson made for the publisher William Heinemann.
Lyon & Turnbull
Jan. 23, 2026
William Nicholson (British, 1872-1949) Woodblock Prints on Paper, Ca. 1898, 'News-boy; Sandwich-Man; Coster; Bluecoat Boy', H 13" W 11" 4 PCS
Est: $100 - $200
Nicolson was introduced to William Heinemann by Whistler and this collaboration the turning point in Nicholson’s career as a printmaker and key series of ‘cuts’ including An Alphabet, An Almanac of Twelve Sports, London Types, and Twelve Portraits were published by Heinemann to great acclaim over the next few years. Nicholson won a gold medal for his woodcuts at the Exposition Universelle in Paris. Provenance: From a Prominent Print Collector, Clarkston, Michigan Dimensions: H 13" W 11" 4 PCS
DuMouchelles
Jan. 19, 2026
William Nicholson, Britain (1872-1949), The Exhibition, Woodcut
Est: $40 - $60
William Nicholson Britain (1872-1949) The Exhibition Woodcut Folio Fine Art Ltd, London, Stock no. P11043/6
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Jan. 13, 2026
William Nicholson "Seated Woman" Lithograph
Est: $100 - $200
William Nicholson (Scottish, 1872-1949), "Seated Woman", Lithograph in Colors, 1899, signed in print and dated upper left, wood frame. Image: 7" H x 7.25" W; frame: 8.5" H x 8.75" W x 1" D. Provenance: From an Upper East Side, New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Figural, Figurative, Portrait, Portraiture, Color litho, British, Antique Prints, 19th Century Art
Auctions at Showplace
Jan. 13, 2026
Sir William Nicholson Figural Prints on Paper, 3
Est: $300 - $500
Sir William Nicholson (British, 1872-1949), Three Prints on Paper, "A Fisher", woodcut print, June 1897, titled and marked "The Dome" lower center, "James McNeill Whistler" and "Sarah Bernhardt", lithographs, wood frames. Larger: 9" H x 9" W; frame; 18.5" H x 18.5" W x 0.75" D. Provenance: From an Upper East Side, New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Fisherman, Actress, Actor, Figural, Figurative, Art Nouveau, Antique Prints, Modern Art
Auctions at Showplace
Jan. 10, 2026
Nicholson, William (British, 1872-1949) "H. M. The Queen" Framed Lithograph
Est: $25 - $1,000
Lithograph titled "H. M. The Queen" depicting Queen Victoria. Signed lower left and titled in the plate lower center. Framed and matted behind glass. Wear consistent with age including toning to paper and minor losses to frame. See photos for more item and condition details. Measurements: Larger 15" H x 13" W
East-Wing Estate Sales & Auction Co.
Dec. 15, 2025
William Nicholson ...
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
(Newark-on-Trent 1872 - Blewbury 1949) (Attribuito) "Scorcio di campagna con cottage" olio su tavola (cm 20x28) reca firma non coeva in basso a sinistra in cornice (difetti)
Il Ponte Auction House
Dec. 10, 2025
William Nicholson (1872-1949) Wadham College, Oxford print unsigned 39cm x 53cm.
Est: £80 - £120
William Nicholson (1872-1949) Wadham College, Oxford print unsigned 39cm x 53cm. At present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a condition report.
Mallams
Nov. 27, 2025
[Portraits]. Nicholson, William (1872-1949). Twelve Portraits.
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
[Portraits]. Nicholson, William (1872-1949). Twelve Portraits. Twelve handcol. woodcuts, each ± 25x23 cm., laid down on stiff boards, each signed, dated "1897" to "1899" and (variously) numb. in pen and ink on boards, w. title leaf and content leaf, orig. cl. portfolio, London, William Heinemann, 1899.{#} - Two boards (i.a. w. Queen Victoria) cut (?) narrower, not affecting the woodcut; all boards sl. foxed, mostly along edges of the boards; sm. waterstain near lower edge board of Cecil Rhodes. = Rare complete series. Portraits of Queen Victoria, the Prince of Wales, Otto von Bismarck, William Gladstone, archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Roberts, Cecil Rhodes, sir Henry Hawkings, James McNeill Whistler, Rudyard Kipling, Sir Henry Irving and Sarah Bernhardt. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXIX.
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
Nov. 25, 2025
Bunch of Flowers
Est: £180,000 - £250,000
William Nicholson 1872 - 1949 Bunch of Flowers oil on canvas unframed: 45 by 40cm.; 17¾ by 15¾in. framed: 67 by 61.5cm.; 26¼ by 24¼in. Executed circa the early to mid-1930s. Inscribed by Winifred Nicholson Painted by / William Nicholson / at Boothby / Given to Kate Nicholson / 1961 (on a board attached to the canvas verso) We are grateful to Patricia Reed and Jovan Nicholson for their kind assistance with the cataloguing for the present work.
Sotheby's
Nov. 24, 2025
Sir William Nicholson (British, 1872-1949)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Sir William Nicholson (British, 1872-1949) 4 Woodcuts, 1898, hand-colored woodcuts, signed and dated. As printed for The New Review and issued in Twelve Portraits (1899). Size: 10'' x 9'', 25 x 23 cm (image); 20'' x 19.5'', 51 x 50 cm (sheet).
Material Culture
Nov. 12, 2025
Nicholson (William, 1879-1949). Christmas Roses, circa 1930's
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
Nicholson (William, 1879-1949). Christmas Roses, circa 1930's * Nicholson (William, 1879-1949). Christmas Roses, 1942, oil and chalk with traces of pencil on wood panel, signed with monogram lower right, period painted white frame, glazed, original label of Roland, Browse & Delbanco, 19 Cork Street, Old Bond Street, London W1 to verso, and additional printed label for the exhibition of William Nicholson at the Royal Academy, 30 October to 23 January 2005 (catalogue number 68), 31 x 21.5 cm (12 1/4 x 8 1/2 ins) mount aperture (panel measures 33 x 23 cm), frame size 45.5 x 36 cm (18 x 14 ins) QTY: (1) NOTE: Provenance: Acquired from the artist by the dealer George Nicholson; Sotheby's, 30 May 1951, lot 144, as gouache, to Roland, Browse & Delbanco; Mrs Nancy de Selincourt, 1951; thence by descent. Literature: Patricia Reed, William Nicholson: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Oil Paintings, Yale University Press, 2011, 863. A. Nicholson (ed.), William Nicholson: Painter, London, 1996, p. 277, illustrated in colour. Schwartz 2004, p. 256, illustrated in colour. Exhibited: Royal Academy of Arts, London, William Nicholson (1872-1949): British Painter and Printmaker, 30 October 2004 to 23 January 2005, catalogue number 68 (illustrated in colour). 'Faced with wartime shortages of materials and without a permanent studio, William Nicholson experimented with small works in mixed media and executed several drawings and pastels. Here earlier themes of the flower-piece with shadows and reflections on a shiny surface, the tilted picture plane and an interest in surface textures are combined with a new interest in the negative and positive image. He was perhaps thinking of printmaking again.' (Patricia Reed)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Nov. 12, 2025
Sir William Nicholson, British 1872-1949- Four illustrations from 'Sports as Month
Est: £100 - £150
Sir William Nicholson, British 1872-1949- Four illustrations from 'Sports as Months of the Year': April (Boating); May (Fishing); July (Archery); and December (Skating); lithographs printed in colour, with the inscriptions for the following months (Fishing, Cricket, and Coaching) on the verso of the first three, each 31 x 24.8 cm., four (4)., (unframed). Provenance: Private Collection, UK.
Roseberys
Nov. 08, 2025
Dans le goût de William NICHOLSON (1872-1949)
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Nature morte Huile sur panneau de bois, encadrement H. 39 cm - L. 56 cm Légers sauts de matière Provenance : collection particulière, Paris
OXIO
Oct. 30, 2025
Sir William Nicholson Lithographs, 2
Est: $100 - $200
Sir William Nicholson (English, 1872-1949) Two Lithographs, comprising: "Mr. Vanslyperken", signed and dated "1900" in print, and "Commodore Trunion", each from the "Characters of Romance" series, together in wood frame. Each image: 13.5" H x 10.5" W; frame: 21.5" H x 31.5" W x 1" D. Provenance: From an Upper East Side, New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Illustrator, Literary figures, Fictional, Storytelling, Dog, Captain, Figural, Figurative, British, 20th Century Art, Antique Prints
Auctions at Showplace
Oct. 23, 2025
Sir William Nicholson (1872-1949)
Est: £150 - £250
Sir William Nicholson (1872-1949) HENLEY (W.E.) London Types: the hardcover book complete with thirteen plates (inc. cover) after the woodcuts and including the quatorzains published 1898, William Heinemann, London 34 x 29cm
Cheffins
Oct. 22, 2025
SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON (1872-1949). Scabious and a Jug. oil on canvas25 ¼ x
Est: £250,000 - £350,000
SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON (1872-1949). Scabious and a Jug. oil on canvas25 ¼ x 30 in. (64.1 x 76.2 cm.).
Christie's
Oct. 22, 2025
SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON (1872-1949). Souvenirs. oil on canvas21 ¾ x 23 ¾ in.
Est: £200,000 - £300,000
SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON (1872-1949). Souvenirs. oil on canvas21 ¾ x 23 ¾ in. (55.2 x 60.4 cm.).
Christie's
Oct. 14, 2025
SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON (BRITISH 1872-1949)
Est: £400 - £600
SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON (BRITISH 1872-1949) QUEEN VICTORIA Woodcut, signed and dedicated ‘For Helen and Stanley K. N.’ in ink to margin the sheet 25cm x 23.1cm (9.8in x 9.1in) Gift of the Artist to Stanley and Helen Kennedy North; and thence by descent. Stanley and Helen Kennedy North were close friends and neighbours of William and Edie Nicholson - with Stanley writing the encomium for the first monograph on Nicholson, published in 1923.
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 13, 2025
William Nicholson, Britain (1872-1949), The Exhibition, Woodcut
Est: $60 - $80
William Nicholson Britain (1872-1949) The Exhibition Woodcut Folio Fine Art Ltd, London, Stock no. P11043/6
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Oct. 02, 2025
Nicholson, William (1872-1949) - original drawing
Est: £400 - £600
Nicholson, William (1872-1949) - original drawing in Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man Sassoon, Siegfried - William Nicholson (illustrator). Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man. London: Faber & Faber Limited, [1929]. 8vo, with original sketch in red pencil by William Nicholson to verso of front-free endpaper showing a book with the inscription: ‘For Hellen [sic.] with my Love and thanks W.N.’, with another short inscription in French in Nicholson's hand, dated 1929, the book in original printed cloth; 7 plates by Nicholson;Beerbohm, Blunden, Nicholson, and others - Robert Graves and William Nicholson (editors). The Winter Owl. London: Cecil Palmer, [1923]. 4to, 10 plates, original blue pictorial paper-covered boards, joints worn;'Mr North's Maggot'. London: S. Kennedy, 1921. Oblong 8vo, 12 colour illustrations of folk dances, original yellow pictorial card covers, one tie lacking, several leaves loose (3) Helen - mis-spelt “Hellen” here - was Helen Kennedy North. Helen and her artist husband, Stanley, were friends of Nicholson. Stanley Kennedy North wrote the first monograph on William Nicholson. From the collection of Helen and Stanley Kennedy North, and thence by descent.
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 01, 2025
Sir William Nicholson (British, 1872-194
Est: £60 - £100
Sir William Nicholson (British, 1872-1949), Sheep; Cow, a pair, woodcut, 12.5 by 12.5cm, framed (2)
Kinghams Auctioneers
Aug. 24, 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON : Still Life Flowers
Est: RM5,000 - RM10,000
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KLAS Art Auction
Jul. 24, 2025
3 SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON LITHOGRAPH PRINTS
Est: $200 - $300
Three vintage lithographic prints with artwork originally by Sir William Nicholson (1872-1949), all prints are matted, including 'The Drum Major,' published 1886, William Heinemann, London, 9.5 x 10.5 inches sight. 'Lady - Rotton Row,' published 1898, 9.5 x 10.5 inches sight. With 'Le Patinage,' published 1898, William Heinemann, London, 8.25 x 9.75 inches sight. Largest is 15 x 16.25 inches total.
Fairhill Auction LLC
Jun. 24, 2025
White Chrysanthemums in a Pink Lustre Jug
Est: £250,000 - £350,000
Property from a Private English Collection William Nicholson 1872 - 1949 White Chrysanthemums in a Pink Lustre Jug signed Nicholson (lower right) oil on canvas board 40.5 by 33 cm. 16 by 13 in. framed: 62 by 56 cm. 24½ by 22 in. Executed circa 1909.
Sotheby's
Jun. 21, 2025
Poster by Beggarstaff Brothers, (James Pryde, 1869-1941 & William Nicholson, 1872-1949) - Harper's for the Maîtres de l'affiche
Est: €100 - €200
Harper's for the Maîtres de l'affiche - 29x40, 1895, pl. 16 by Beggarstaff Brothers, (James Pryde, 1869-1941 & William Nicholson, 1872-1949)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Jun. 21, 2025
Poster by Beggarstaff Brothers, (James Pryde, 1869-1941 & William Nicholson, 1872-1949) - Kassama Corn Flour for the Maîtres de l'affiche
Est: €60 - €120
Kassama Corn Flour for the Maîtres de l'affiche - 29x40, 1900, pl. 232 by Beggarstaff Brothers, (James Pryde, 1869-1941 & William Nicholson, 1872-1949)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Jun. 18, 2025
Sir William Nicholson (British, 1872-1949) Roses and Knitting 33 x 40.6 cm. (13 x 16 in.) (Painted circa 1928)
Est: £70,000 - £100,000
Sir William Nicholson (British, 1872-1949) Roses and Knitting signed 'Nicholson' (lower right) oil on panel 33 x 40.6 cm. (13 x 16 in.) Painted circa 1928
Bonhams
Jun. 10, 2025
Portrait of a Young Girl in a Black Dress
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
Sir William Nicholson 1872 - 1949 Portrait of a Young Girl in a Black Dress signed William Nicholson. and dated 1908 (upper right) gouache, and pen and ink on paper unframed: 20 by 20.5cm.; 8 by 8¼in. framed: 35.5 by 35.5cm.; 14 by 14in. Executed in 1908.
Sotheby's
Jun. 04, 2025
William Nicholson (1872-1949) An Alphabet (Campbell 25A)
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
William Nicholson (1872-1949) An Alphabet (Campbell 25A) The rare deluxe set of 26 hand-coloured woodcuts, mounted on card, 1898, each signed in black ink by the artist, from the edition of circa 30, printed by William Heineman, London, the full sheets loose and with the original vellum portfolio, each woodcut 245 x 197mm (9 5/8 x 7 3/4in) ⁂ The rare edition deluxe, including the two plates 'E for Executioner' and 'T for Topers' which were suppressed for the trade editions. Campbell notes that the size of this edition was not formally announced by Heinemann, whose advertisements merely stated that a few copies were available. In a letter dated 20 December 1897, William Heinemann says 'we guarantee that only 50 of these [hand-coloured sets] are printed'. This is a greater number than suggested by A.S. Frere (Chairman of Heinemann) in a letter dated 17 January 1956, in which he says 'the total of the edition recorded as being finished was 30'. We can trace only two complete sets of this de luxe edition at auction.
Forum Auctions - UK
Jun. 04, 2025
An antique book with 12 lithographs in color - London Types, by William NICHOLSON (1872-1949)
Est: €300 - €350
An antique book with 12 lithographs in color on paper - London Types, by William NICHOLSON (1872-1949). Late 19th century. H: 34,5 × W: 29 cm
Ostantix Auctions
Jun. 04, 2025
William NICHOLSON (1872-1949) - Almanac of Twelve Sports - a book with 12 lithographs in color
Est: €300 - €350
William NICHOLSON (1872-1949) - Almanac of Twelve Sports. Illustrated by Rudyard KIPLING (1865-1936). 12 lithographs in color on cartridge paper. Library edition, 1897. H: 32 × W: 26 cm
Ostantix Auctions
May. 23, 2025
Nicholson, William (1872-1949) “The Kaiser”, colored lithograph, BM 32.7x23.6cm (w.f. 56x38.5cm), small defects
Est: -
Nicholson, William (1872-1949) “The Kaiser”, colored lithograph, BM 32.7x23.6cm (w.f. 56x38.5cm), small defects Nicholson, William (1872-1949) „The Kaiser“, colorierter Lithographie, BM 32,7x23,6cm (m.R. 56x38,5cm), kl. Defekte
Kendzia
May. 22, 2025
Sir William Nicholson (1872-1949)
Est: £100 - £200
Sir William Nicholson (1872-1949) Sarah Bernhardt signed 'William Nicholson' (lower right); numbered II. 27/30 woodblock, unframed 27 x 26cm
Cheffins
May. 01, 2025
SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON (BRITISH 1872-1949)
Est: £25,000 - £35,000
SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON (BRITISH 1872-1949) NANCY IN A FEATHER HAT (THE ARTIST'S DAUGHTER), 1910 signed and dated (lower left), oil on canvas 75cm x 62.2cm (29 ½in x 24 ½in) with the Goupil Gallery, London, where purchased by the 9th Duke of Marlborough (Charles Spencer-Churchill 1871-1934) and returned;probably with P. & D. Colnaghi Ltd., London;Christie's, London, 7 December 1917, lot 21, as Portrait of the Artist's Daughter (260gns) to Frederick Leverton Harris MP (1864-1926);An unidentified Scottish collection;J. & R. Edmiston Auctioneers, Glasgow, 26 March 1929, lot 36, as The Artist's Daughter (The Feathered Hat) (£100 16s.);with Ian McNicol, Glasgow;Christie's, London, 1940-1 (catalogue untraced);with Piccadilly Gallery, London;J. E. (Jack) Posnansky and by descent to his daughter Gillian Raffles;The Collection of Gillian Raffles. Exhibited:Goupil Gallery Salon, London, October – December 1910, no. 108 (£315);XIV Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte della Città di Venezia, April - October 1924, no. 53, as Ritratto di ragazza con berretto piumato.Literature:Stokes, Hugh, ‘The Goupil Gallery Salon’, Country Life, Vol. XXVIII, no. 722, 5 November 1910, p.635;Ladies' Field, Vol. LII, no. 664, 3 December 1910, p.6;The Art Journal, December 1910, p. 383, illustrated;Baldry, A. L., ‘The Paintings of William Nicholson’, The Studio, vol. LIII, no.219, June 1911, pp.8-9, illustrated;Reed, Patricia, William Nicholson: Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings, Modern Art Press Ltd., London, 2011, p. 172, cat. no. 178, illustrated.This painting has been requested for inclusion in the William Nicholson exhibition at Pallant House Gallery, Chichester to be held from 22 November 2025 to 31 May 2026. Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter: Nancy in a Feather Hat by William NicholsonFirst exhibited in 1910 to widespread acclaim, the re-appearance in public of Nancy in a Feather Hat, a portrait by William Nicholson of his daughter, is a major event in the current evaluation of the artist’s standing within twentieth-century British art history. Nicholson met the Scottish artist Mabel Pryde (1871-1918) in 1888, when they were students at Hubert von Herkomer’s art school in Bushey, Hertfordshire. They eloped five years later and their children, the artist Benjamin (Ben), the soldier John (Tony), the designer Annie (Nancy) and the architect Christopher (Kit), were born between 1894 and 1904. The children sat for both of their parents and Patricia Reed has stated that ‘as a child, Nancy was Nicholson’s favourite model’ (Patricia Reed, William Nicholson: Catalogue Raisonné of the Oil Paintings, Modern Art Press Ltd, London, 2011, p. 67). His earliest recorded portrait of her dates from 1901 when she was aged about two (Reed, op.cit., no.33), whilst Nancy with Ribbons (Reed, ibid., no.34) of the same year became the first of his works to be acquired for a public collection when it was purchased for the Galleria d’Arte Moderna in Venice in 1905.Nancy in a Feather Hat was painted during a particularly auspicious period in Nicholson’s career. The family were established in homes in Mecklenburgh Square, London and Rottingdean in East Sussex, whilst his prowess as a portraitist was acknowledged by election to the Royal Society of Portrait Painters (1909) and his role as a founding member of the National Portrait Gallery (1910). A successful solo exhibition was staged at the Chenil Gallery in 1910 and William Marchant of the Goupil Gallery had become his main dealer.In her description of the present portrait, Reed has explained:‘The artist’s daughter, Nancy, aged ten, wears a blue shawl and a large feather hat, while the bouquet to her right suggests that she is a flower-seller. The apricot-coloured ostrich feathers and blue shawl were William Nicholson’s starting-point, but it is Nancy’s personality that attracts the viewer’s interest.’ (Reed, ibid., p.172). Indeed, the work encompasses not only the intimate yet unsentimental bond between father and daughter, but also Nicholson’s bravura use of dressing-up and other props to weave a suggested narrative, a deft manipulation of chiaroscuro and the use of contrasting colours to highlight aspects of a rhythmic composition. By presenting his sitter in a shallow, undefined space and in front of a plain, dark background, a palette based as much on monochrome as complimentary colour fields is used to the full, wielded by way of his beautiful handling of oil paint, in which fringe shawl and flower petals are realised with as much attention as tones of complexion and the texture of feathers. Nancy was to bear out the independence suggested at this age in adulthood, not least by applying feminist principles to her marriage to the poet Robert Graves and to her career designing and printing fabrics.When Nancy in a Feathered Hat was exhibited in the Goupil Gallery Salon in 1910, it was singled out for praise in the press from Country Life to The Studio. It was one of twenty-two works by Nicholson to be shown at the Venice Biennale of 1924, a milestone in his international career. Its illustrious provenance involves the 9th Duke of Marlborough (briefly) and includes the British businessman and Member of Parliament Frederick Leverton Harris. It was eventually acquired by Gillian Raffles’ father, J. E. (Jack) Posnansky, from whom she inherited it.This painting has been requested for inclusion in the William Nicholson exhibition at Pallant House Gallery, Chichester to be held from 22 November 2025 to 31 May 2026.
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Apr. 01, 2025
SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON, 3 LITHOGRAPHS
Est: $200 - $300
SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON, 3 LITHOGRAPHS William Nicholson (United Kingdom, 1872-1949) three lithographs from the Alphabet Series: "E for Earl," "N for Nobleman," and "P for Publican," circa 1899, 9.75" x 7.75" (images), matted but unframed.
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