DOI Heft:
No. 371 (February 1924)
DOI Artikel:Quigley, Jane: The paintings of Bertram Nicholls
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21399#0088
THE PAINTINGS OF BERTRAM NICHOLLS
example of the artist’s work. Drying the
Sails, is at the Tate Gallery. On a larger
scale and stronger in colour are Blyth-
burgh Church—shown at the R.A. in 1922
—and Hickling Broad, a very beautiful
painting shown at last year's Grosvenor
Gallery Summer Exhibition, here repro-
duced in colour. a a a a
To onewho knew this artist's work when
he first held a small show in London, some
thirteen years ago, its development is par-
ticularly interesting, so consistently has he
carried out his aims. At that time he used
water-colour more frequently than oil, but
it is the latter medium which now most
attracts him. He was then merely an un-
known young man from Manchester, un-
assuming and light-hearted, yet thoughtful,
with very convinced ideas as to what he
wanted to do. His water-colours were
mainly of reticent landscape, low in tone
and luminous in atmosphere. His draughts-
manship was sound, his palette limited, as
with those who aim at getting fullness of
70
" VIEW OF HONFLEUR.” BY BERTRAM
NICHOLLS. (l6i INS. X 12 INS.)
(By courtesy of D.Croal Thomson, Esq.>
beauty from a restricted range of pigment.
Light and shade were of first importance.
Body-colour was sparingly employed, yet
the drawings gave the effect of weight and
substance. a a 0 a 0
Since those early days of his career
Bertram Nicholls had to take his share in
the personal sacrifice of young men up-
rooted by the Great War. He was employed
in the Kite-Balloon Section of the Royal
Air Force. War being at an end and his
finances low, he decided to get up a sketch-
ing class, and has since held this class
every year. Whatever this business of
teaching may mean to the artist, those who
learn from one so convinced and accom-
plished may be considered fortunate. Dur-
ing the eleven years which have elapsed
since his work was first hung at Burlington
House he has exhibited there every year
but one, hence his work must be familiar to
many of the more discerning public. a
Mr. Nicholls has worked in various
parts of England, France and Italy. Before
example of the artist’s work. Drying the
Sails, is at the Tate Gallery. On a larger
scale and stronger in colour are Blyth-
burgh Church—shown at the R.A. in 1922
—and Hickling Broad, a very beautiful
painting shown at last year's Grosvenor
Gallery Summer Exhibition, here repro-
duced in colour. a a a a
To onewho knew this artist's work when
he first held a small show in London, some
thirteen years ago, its development is par-
ticularly interesting, so consistently has he
carried out his aims. At that time he used
water-colour more frequently than oil, but
it is the latter medium which now most
attracts him. He was then merely an un-
known young man from Manchester, un-
assuming and light-hearted, yet thoughtful,
with very convinced ideas as to what he
wanted to do. His water-colours were
mainly of reticent landscape, low in tone
and luminous in atmosphere. His draughts-
manship was sound, his palette limited, as
with those who aim at getting fullness of
70
" VIEW OF HONFLEUR.” BY BERTRAM
NICHOLLS. (l6i INS. X 12 INS.)
(By courtesy of D.Croal Thomson, Esq.>
beauty from a restricted range of pigment.
Light and shade were of first importance.
Body-colour was sparingly employed, yet
the drawings gave the effect of weight and
substance. a a 0 a 0
Since those early days of his career
Bertram Nicholls had to take his share in
the personal sacrifice of young men up-
rooted by the Great War. He was employed
in the Kite-Balloon Section of the Royal
Air Force. War being at an end and his
finances low, he decided to get up a sketch-
ing class, and has since held this class
every year. Whatever this business of
teaching may mean to the artist, those who
learn from one so convinced and accom-
plished may be considered fortunate. Dur-
ing the eleven years which have elapsed
since his work was first hung at Burlington
House he has exhibited there every year
but one, hence his work must be familiar to
many of the more discerning public. a
Mr. Nicholls has worked in various
parts of England, France and Italy. Before