NICHOLSON, SIR WILLIAM 1872-1949:

SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON WAS THE QUINTESSENTIAL VICTORIAN GRAPHIC ARTIST WITH HIS DELICATE HANDLING OF THE MUTED TONES OF THE PERIOD. A DANDY AND AESTHETE, HE SET THE STANDARD FOR ELEGANCE FOR THE TURN OF THE CENTURY. HE WAS THE FATHER OF THE WORLD RENOWN ARTIST BEN NICHOLSON.