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Biography |
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1888 - 1889 |
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Studied at Herkomer’s school at Bushey |
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1889 - 1890 |
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Studied at the Académie Julian in Paris |
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1890 |
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Formed a partnership with James Pryde: ‘J. & W. Beggarstaff,’ designing posters and graphic works |
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1896 - 1900 |
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Series of coloured woodcuts (The Alphabet, Queen Victoria and London Types) published by Heinemann |
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1904 |
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Designed the set for the original theatre production of Peter Pan |
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1911 |
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Founder-member of the National Portrait Society |
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1936 |
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Knighted Sir William Nicholson |
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1934 - 1939 |
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Trustee of the Tate Gallery |
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His later work reflected the influence of younger artists including his son, Ben Nicholson (1894-1982), |
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From 1900, Nicholson worked mainly in oils, initially displaying debt to Whistler, in works such as Max (1900), although his portrait of the actress Marie Tempest invites comparison with the work of John Singer Sargent (1856-1925). This contrasts with the realism of other works, such as Girl with the Tattered Glove (1909). In 1917, Nicholson established his studio at a fashionable address in London’s St. James’s. During the 1920’s and 30’s he sustained a successful portrait practice, whilst also indulging his interest in still-life and landscape |
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Exhibitions |
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1933 |
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The Castle Museum, Nottingham, Nicholson’s large and first retrospective. |
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