Winifred Nicholson (British, 1893-1981)


Kate in her Cradle oil on canvas46.5 x 55.5cm (18 5/16 x 21 7/8in).Painted circa 1929-30
|ProvenanceThe Artist, from whom acquired by the family of the present owner, and thence by descentPrivate Collection, U.K.ExhibitedLondon, Crane Kalman Gallery, Two Lyrical Painters - Winifred Nicholson and Mary Newcomb, 17 May-24 June 2001Winifred and Ben Nicholson's second child, Kate, was born at Banks Head, Cumberland in 1929. The present work is thought to have been painted in France, when Winifred visited with her family in the spring of 1930.We are grateful to Jovan Nicholson for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.