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Kate Nicholson

Born 1929 – Died 2019

The daughter of Ben and Winifred Nicholson, Kate grew up with her mother between Paris, London and Cumbria in the 1930s. She studied at Bath College of Art (1949-54), where she was a pupil of Peter Lanyon. Moving to St Ives, in 1957 Kate became a member of the Penwith Society. In the 1960s and 70s she painted alongside her mother in Greece, Cumbria and the Hebrides, her work encompassing these particular locations in an untutored style and with a refreshing approach to colour.

Collection Works

Painting

Skye, 1949

Kate Nicholson

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Painting

Pan's Frolic, 1962

Kate Nicholson

Pan's Frolic Find out more

Drawing

Thola's tomb, 1962

Kate Nicholson

Thola's tomb Find out more

Painting

Reeds and Grasses, 1956

Kate Nicholson

Reeds and Grasses Find out more