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Isle of Man Watercolour by John Miller Nicholson
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Isle of Man Watercolour by John Miller Nicholson

1900 - 1920
Sold 2 February 2025 · William Rand Antiques
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A wonderful watercolour by John Miller Nicholson, Isle of Man Harbour scene, signed and dated 1910.

A beautiful example, with fine attention to colour, light and shade, culminating in this stunning impressionist watercolour by this highly sought after artist.

This stunning watercolour has been professionally cleaned, reframed and is now ready to be displayed and admired for many years to come.

‘Manx National Heritage holds the largest collection of artwork by one of the Isle of Man’s most important artists, John Miller Nicholson. He was considered by his contemporaries and later generations to have been the ‘Manx National Artist’ and ‘one of Manxland’s most gifted sons’. Nicholson’s work was frequently compared to that of Turner, one of Britain’s greatest artists, and was also greatly admired by John Ruskin, the leading Victorian art critic.

Archibald Knox, following Nicholson’s death in 1913, show the high esteem in which Nicholson was held by his contemporaries:

…the success he achieved in dealing with colour… accurate in drawing and in the weights of colour; full of a knowledge of light… His skill with pigments was perfect; no modern painter has it in an equal degree…

So who was John Miller Nicholson? Nicholson was a man of many talents – he was a painter and decorator, an artist, a graphic designer, an illustrator, a photographer, a musician but also a family man and a man of faith’.

Overall dimensions 30 x 26.5 cm including frame.

Date of Manufacture

William Rand Antiques has dated this Framed Watercolour Painting to the Edwardian era.

Physical Dimensions
Height
1cm (0.39")
Width
1cm (0.39")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Reference Numbers
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SA1050208
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A wonderful watercolour by John Miller Nicholson, Isle of Man Harbour scene, signed and dated 1910.
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A beautiful example, with fine attention to colour, light and shade, culminating in this stunning impressionist watercolour by this highly sought after artist.
William Rand Antiques
fig 1. An antique maritime watercolour painting featuring boats in a harbour, encased in a wide cream mount and a metallic gold wooden frame.
fig 1. Isle of Man Watercolour by John Miller Nicholson

This stunning watercolour has been professionally cleaned, reframed and is now ready to be displayed and admired for many years to come.

‘Manx National Heritage holds the largest collection of artwork by one of the Isle of Man’s most important artists, John Miller Nicholson. He was considered by his contemporaries and later generations to have been the ‘Manx National Artist’ and ‘one of Manxland’s most gifted sons’. Nicholson’s work was frequently compared to that of Turner, one of Britain’s greatest artists, and was also greatly admired by John Ruskin, the leading Victorian art critic.

fig 2. An antique maritime watercolour painting featuring boats in a harbour, encased in a wide cream mount and a metallic gold wooden frame.
fig 2. Isle of Man Watercolour by John Miller Nicholson

Archibald Knox, following Nicholson’s death in 1913, show the high esteem in which Nicholson was held by his contemporaries:

…the success he achieved in dealing with colour… accurate in drawing and in the weights of colour; full of a knowledge of light… His skill with pigments was perfect; no modern painter has it in an equal degree…

So who was John Miller Nicholson? Nicholson was a man of many talents – he was a painter and decorator, an artist, a graphic designer, an illustrator, a photographer, a musician but also a family man and a man of faith’.

Overall dimensions 30 x 26.5 cm including frame.

Date of Manufacture

William Rand Antiques has dated this Framed Watercolour Painting to the Edwardian era.

Height
1cm (0.39")
Width
1cm (0.39")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1050208
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An antique maritime watercolour painting featuring boats in a harbour, encased in a wide cream mount and a metallic gold wooden frame. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I An antique maritime watercolour painting featuring boats in a harbour, encased in a wide cream mount and a metallic gold wooden frame. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Isle of Man Watercolour by John Miller Nicholson

Archive II An antique maritime watercolour painting featuring boats in a harbour, encased in a wide cream mount and a metallic gold wooden frame. View II
Archive III An antique maritime watercolour painting featuring boats in a harbour, encased in a wide cream mount and a metallic gold wooden frame. View III
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An antique maritime watercolour painting featuring boats in a harbour, encased in a wide cream mount and a metallic gold wooden frame.
Isle of Man Watercolour by John Miller Nicholson
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An antique maritime watercolour painting featuring boats in a harbour, encased in a wide cream mount and a metallic gold wooden frame.
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  • ObjectFramed Art
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleVictorian & Gothic
  • Material[Paper, Wood, Glass, Gold Leaf]
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsMaritime scene, Harbour view, Gilded moulding, Matboard mount
  • SizeH 1 cm (0 in) x W 1 cm (0 in) x D 1 cm (0 in)

Watercolour painting in the 19th and early 20th centuries often focused on atmospheric effects, capturing light, weather, and coastal topography with translucent washes of pigment on paper.

Artworks from this era typically employed pigment on rag paper, protected behind glass, and housed within hand-gilded wooden frames featuring layered moulding profiles.

Authenticity is assessed by examining the paper type, watermarks, pigment characteristics under magnification, artist signatures, and the construction methods of the original framing elements.

Such pieces add historical depth and focal interest when hung on neutral walls, paired with traditional picture lights, or incorporated into a balanced gallery wall arrangement.

Preservation requires mounting the artwork with acid-free materials, using UV-protective glass, and hanging the piece away from direct sunlight and high humidity environments.
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