Two John Nicholson paintings for sale
Two John H. Nicholson (1911-88) paintings have kindly been donated to Hospice Shops, by Mr. Mel Warrender, for sale to assist with costs of repairs and renewals at our six Shops, starting with Castletown.
Both paintings have now been auctioned via our Hospice Shops eBay shop - and have made £873 less carriage to the buyers.
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| Two John H. Nicholson original paintings. The landscape on the left is signed by the artist. |
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John Hobson Nicholson was the son of Frank Nicholson, a house painter and decorator, and the grandson of the Manx artist, John Miller Nicholson. He was educated at Douglas High School, from there entering the family painting and decorating firm as an interior decorator.
Although self-taught J. H. Nicholson went onto establish himself over the next fifty years as one of the most successful Manx painters. He exhibited regularly both on and off the Island, was elected to membership of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours and the Pastel Society, taught at the Douglas School of Art and worked prolifically as a commercial artist. Nicholson was also a leading member of the Isle of Man Art Society and its President until his death in 1988. His studio on Well Road Hill (part of the area cleared for the Chester Street Car Park redevelopment) and his gallery in Strand Street, Douglas, were well-known landmarks for the Manx artistic community.