Sir William Nicholson

Leicester Galleries, London
Capt.Sir Malcom Bullock Bt.
His Sale, Sotheby's London, 20_^th November 1974, lot 35
Roland, Browse & Delbanco, London
Sale, Christie's London, 9^th November 1984, lot 43, where acquired by the present owners

 

Lillian Browse, William Nicholson, Rupert Hart-Davis, London 1956, cat. no.475.

The panel is sound. There are some minor old scuff marks to the edges and some minor surface dirt otherwise in good original condition. Under ultraviolet light, there appear to be no signs of retouching. Held in a stained wood frame. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 5381 if you have any queries regarding this work.
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Painted in 1936.

Chartwell was the Kent home of Sir Winston and Lady Churchill, and Nicholson visited and painted there many times. Nicholson was one of many artists, including John Singer Sargent and Sir Alfred Munnings, who advised Churchill on his own painting.

We are grateful to Patricia Reed for her kind assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.