1893 - 1981

Essentielle detaljer

  • Top-ranked work: Kate's flowers
  • Also known as:
    • Mrs. Nicholson
    • Winifred Roberts
    • Miss Winifred Roberts
    • Winifred Dacre
    • Rosa Winifred Nicholson
  • Museums on this site: Art Gallery of New South Wales
  • Died: 1981
  • Copyright status: Under copyright
  • Art period: Modern

A Life in Color and Landscape

Born in Oxford, United Kingdom, Winifred Nicholson was a painter who began her artistic journey as a teenager under the guidance of her grandfather, George Howard. Her formal training took place at the Byam Shaw School of Art in London, where she studied before and after the outbreak of the First World War. Her life was marked by significant travels, including a journey with her father to Burma, Ceylon, and India in 1919. In 1920, she married the artist Ben Nicholson, and the couple spent time in Switzerland at the Villa Capriccio near Lake Lugano before settling at Bankshead, a farmhouse in Cumberland near Brampton.

Nicholson's personal life was deeply intertwined with the art world; she was the daughter-in-law of the painter William Nicholson and the mother of the painter Kate Nicholson. Following her separation from Ben Nicholson, she moved to Paris in 1932, where she developed friendships with various modernist and abstract artists. She eventually returned to the United Kingdom, passing away in Cumbria.

Artistic Focus and Legacy

The body of work produced by Winifred Nicholson is characterized by a focus on specific subjects:

Her paintings have been featured in significant exhibitions at the Tate Gallery, the Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Kettle's Yard, and the Dean Gallery. One notable work, St Ives' Harbour, a 1928 oil and coloured pencil on panel, was part of the collection of David Bowie.

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