Lot 176
William Nicholson
(British, 1872–1949)
Cricket (June)
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Lot Description
William Nicholson
(British, 1872–1949)
Cricket (June)
ink and watercolor on paper
8 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. (22.2 x 21.6 cm)
This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Provenance
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Thence by family descent
Purchased directly from the above
From the collection of Justin G. Schiller
Literature
William Nicholson, Rudyard Kipling, An Almanac of Twelve Sports, William Heinemann, London, 1898
Note
This work depicts legendary cricket player Alfred Mynn playing for Kent. This is an original study for his woodblock print which appears in An Almanac of Twelve Sports (1898) for the month of June.
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