Winifred Nicholson

1893–1981

Winifred Nicholson, ‘Sandpipers, Alnmouth’ 1933 — Sandpipers, Alnmouth 1933
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Modern Art and St Ives: Paris, London and St Ives 1920–1940

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Biography

Winifred Nicholson (21 December 1893 – 5 March 1981) was a British painter. She was married to the painter Ben Nicholson, and was thus the daughter-in-law of the painter William Nicholson and his wife, the painter Mabel Pryde. She was the mother of the painter Kate Nicholson.

Winifred Nicholson was a colourist who developed a personal impressionistic style, concentrating on domestic still life objects and landscapes. She often combined the two subjects as seen in her painting From Bedroom Window, Bankshead showing a landscape viewed through a window, with flowers in a vase in the foreground.

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Artworks

Winifred Nicholson, ‘Sandpipers, Alnmouth’ 1933

Winifred Nicholson Sandpipers, Alnmouth

1933

On display at Tate Britain part of Walk Through British Art T05484

Winifred Nicholson, ‘Flower Table’ 1928–9

Winifred Nicholson Flower Table

1928–9

On display at Tate Britain part of Walk Through British Art T03960

Winifred Nicholson, ‘Window-Sill, Lugano’ 1923

Winifred Nicholson Window-Sill, Lugano

1923

On display at Tate St Ives part of Modern Art and St Ives N05126

Winifred Nicholson, ‘Moonlight and Lamplight’ 1937

Winifred Nicholson Moonlight and Lamplight

1937

On display at Tate Modern part of Start Display T01996

Winifred Nicholson, ‘Quarante Huit Quai d’Auteuil’ 1935

Winifred Nicholson Quarante Huit Quai d’Auteuil

1935

On display at Tate St Ives part of Modern Art and St Ives T01995

Winifred Nicholson, ‘Recollect’ 1973

Winifred Nicholson Recollect

1973

T06679

Winifred Nicholson, ‘The Hunter’s Moon’ 1955

Winifred Nicholson The Hunter’s Moon

1955

T06678

Winifred Nicholson, ‘Glimpse Upon Waking’ 1976

Winifred Nicholson Glimpse Upon Waking

1976

T06888

Artist as subject

Christopher Wood, ‘The Fisherman’s Farewell’ 1928

Christopher Wood The Fisherman’s Farewell

1928

On display at Tate St Ives part of Modern Art and St Ives T07994

Sir William Nicholson, recipient: Ben Nicholson OM, ‘Letter to Ben Nicholson from his father William at ‘Apple Tree’ regarding Kit Nicholson and Nancy Nicholson’s third child’ 24 January 1922

Sir William Nicholson, recipient: Ben Nicholson OM Letter to Ben Nicholson from his father William at ‘Apple Tree’ regarding Kit Nicholson and Nancy Nicholson’s third child

24 January 1922

TGA 8717/1/1/1663

Sir William Nicholson, recipient: Ben Nicholson OM, ‘Telegram to Ben Nicholson from his father William, discussing a potential buyer for Ben’s work’ 23 October 1930

Sir William Nicholson, recipient: Ben Nicholson OM Telegram to Ben Nicholson from his father William, discussing a potential buyer for Ben’s work

23 October 1930

TGA 8717/1/1/1675

Sir William Nicholson, recipient: Ben Nicholson OM, ‘Letter to Ben Nicholson from his father William about his move to Oxford’ 2 December [1925]

Sir William Nicholson, recipient: Ben Nicholson OM Letter to Ben Nicholson from his father William about his move to Oxford

2 December [1925]

TGA 8717/1/1/1668

Sir William Nicholson, recipient: Ben Nicholson OM, ‘Letter to Ben Nicholson from his father William discussing a trip to France’ [July 1926]

Sir William Nicholson, recipient: Ben Nicholson OM Letter to Ben Nicholson from his father William discussing a trip to France

[July 1926]

TGA 8717/1/1/1670

Anonymous, ‘Photograph of Ben Nicholson skiing at Beuil, Alpes Maritimes (rear view)’ January 1936

Anonymous Photograph of Ben Nicholson skiing at Beuil, Alpes Maritimes (rear view)

January 1936

TGA 8717/5/7/14

Sir William Nicholson, recipient: Ben Nicholson OM, ‘Letter to Ben Nicholson from his father William thanking him for a letter about his show’ 28 May 1936

Sir William Nicholson, recipient: Ben Nicholson OM Letter to Ben Nicholson from his father William thanking him for a letter about his show

28 May 1936

TGA 8717/1/1/1683

Anonymous, ‘Photograph of Ben Nicholson skiing at Beuil, Alpes Maritimes (side view)’ January 1936

Anonymous Photograph of Ben Nicholson skiing at Beuil, Alpes Maritimes (side view)

January 1936

TGA 8717/5/7/15

Sir William Nicholson, recipient: Ben Nicholson OM, ‘Letter to Ben Nicholson in Lugano, Switzerland from his father William at ‘Apple Tree’ regarding the death of Fanny Pryde’ 27 January 1923

Sir William Nicholson, recipient: Ben Nicholson OM Letter to Ben Nicholson in Lugano, Switzerland from his father William at ‘Apple Tree’ regarding the death of Fanny Pryde

27 January 1923

TGA 8717/1/1/1664

Features

Winifred Nicholson and Li Yuan-chia in Cumbria, 1975

Tate Etc

How the Chinese avant-garde came to 1970s rural England

Li Yuan-chia at Tate Modern

Frances Hodgkins, ‘Wings over Water’ 1930

Tate Papers

A Lively Parrot: Frances Hodgkins's Wings Over Water

Joyce H. Townsend and Sarah Hillary

It is most likely that Frances Hodgkins (1869–1947) began the painting Wings over Water in Bodinnick, Cornwall, in 1931 ...

Sketches, letters, etc.

Sir William Nicholson, recipients: Ben Nicholson OM, Winifred Nicholson, ‘Letter to Ben and Winifred Nicholson from Ben’s father William thanking them for having him to stay at Bankshead’ 8 July 1924

Sir William Nicholson, recipients: Ben Nicholson OM, Winifred Nicholson Letter to Ben and Winifred Nicholson from Ben’s father William thanking them for having him to stay at Bankshead

8 July 1924

TGA 8717/1/1/1666

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