William Nicholson was a British painter, engraver, lithographer and illustrator noted for his portraits of well known individuals, along with landscapes and still life.
I find his still life paintings particularly appealing. Their subjects, sometimes a bit unusual, are rendered with a painterly touch and an eye to soft contrasts of value and color.
As one of the Beggarstaffs he was already an interesting artist. Knighted in 1936.
http://beggarstaffs.com/catalogue/
His brother-in-law James Ferrier Pryde, the other Beggarstaff ‘brother’ was a more serious Scottish-born painter. http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/artists/james-pryde/paintings/slideshow#/0
Did he sometimes sign his name:
William Nicholson. date.
I have an uncoloured lithograph thus signed, but am unsure whether it is genuine. The date is illegible: it might be 1928, or any year ending in eight.
Any thoughts, anyone? I love his work.
Clive Simmonds
