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NICHOLSON, William (1872-1949)

Lot 257
21.03.2024 13:00UTC +01:00
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€ 5 292
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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Lot 257 | NICHOLSON, William (1872-1949)
Estimate value
€ 5 000 – 7 000
NICHOLSON, William (1872-1949)
Twelve portraits. Londres : William Heinemann, 1899.
Précieux exemplaire de luxe, comprenant les bois originaux coloriés et signés par Nicholson. Parmi les douze portraits, on retrouve celui de Rudyard Kipling, qui avait été à l'origine de sa collaboration avec l'artiste sur l'almanach (voir lot précédent). 7 portraits avaient à l'origine été publiés dans The New Review, les 5 autres sont inédits.
Les personnalités représentées sont : la reine Victoria, le prince de Galles, le prince Bismarck, W.E. Gladstone, l'archevêque de Canterbury, Lord Roberts, Cecil Rhodes, Sir Henry Hawkins, James McNeill Whistler, Rudyard Kipling, Sir Henry Irving et Sarah Bernhardt.

In-plano (500 x 475 mm). Un des 20 (?, d'après la notice du British Museum) exemplaires avec les bois originaux, coloriés à la main et signés par l’artiste. Dans le tirage courant, les illustrations sont des reproductions lithographiées d’après les bois. 12 bois originaux de Nicholson, tous coloriés à la main, contrecollés sur de grands feuillets de carton épais, signés sur le carton. Entièrement monté sur onglets.
Reliure de l’époque en maroquin rouge, exécutée pour Henry Arthur Johnstone (né en 1861), avec son super-libris sur les plats, reste du plat supérieur frappé de lauriers couronnés dorés, dos à nerfs, caissons ornés dans le même esprit que les plats, doublures et gardes de cuir brun, tête dorée.
Provenance : Henry Arthur Johnstone (1861- circa 1921? ; super-libris) ; Sam Josefowitz, Pully – puis par descendance aux propriétaires actuels.

One of around twenty (according to the British Museum) deluxe copies, the only ones comprising original hand-coloured woodcuts by Nicholson, all signed by the artist. The included portraits are those of : Queen Victoria, the Prince of Wales, Prince Bismarck, W.E. Gladstone, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Roberts, Cecil Rhodes, Sir Henry Hawkins, James McNeill Whistler, Rudyard Kipling, Sir Henry Irving and Sarah Bernhardt. From the collection of Major Henry Arthur Johnstone (Royal Field Artillery), which was sold was sold en bloc to a London bookseller in 1921 (Clements).
Place of origin:United Kingdom
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