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An image of The blue shop by Sir William Nicholson

Sir William Nicholson

(England 1872–1949)

Title
The blue shop
Alternative title:
Blanchisserie
Year
1913
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on canvas
Dimensions

59.7 x 54.8cm stretcher; 78.0 x 73.0 x 7.0cm frame

Signature & date
Signed l.l., black paint "N". Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1933
Accession number
785
Copyright
© Reproduced with permission of Elizabeth Banks
Location
19th & 20th c European art
Provenance (1)

Messrs Wallis & Sons, French Gallery, London (England), London/England, Purchased by the AGNSW from Messrs Wallis & Sons, French Gallery 1933

Bibliography (5)

'Recent Purchases for the National Art Gallery of NSW' by Sydney Ure Smith, pg. 8-15; 'Recent pictures purchased for the National Art Gallery of New South Wales' pg. 27-42, Art in Australia 15 May 1934, 15 May 1934, 9, 31 (illus.). as 'Blanchisserie'

Lillian Browse (Author), William Nicholson, 1956, 17 (illus.). pl. 3, cat.no. 3, as 'c.1900'

Renée Free (Australia) (Author), Art Gallery of New South Wales catalogue of British paintings, Sydney, 1987, 139 (illus.).

Peter Tomory (United Kingdom) (Author), Anne Kirker (New Zealand; Australia, b.1947) (Author), British painting 1800-1990 in Australian and New Zealand public collections, Sydney, 1997, 139. cat.no. 1609

Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery (England), William Nicholson retrospective exhibition, Saturday, March 11th, 1933, to Thursday, April 20th, 1933., 1933. cat.no. 101

Exhibition history (2)

William Nicholson retrospective exhibition, City of Nottingham Art Museum and Art Gallery, 11 Mar 1933–20 Apr 1933.

National Art Gallery of NSW purchases, Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd, 20 Sep 1933–07 Oct 1933.