An Almanac of Twelve Sports: Boxing
1897
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1897
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This shows a boxer in a tight ring, one arm raised, the other guarding his face. A crowd watches behind ropes, their faces just blobs of color. The boxer’s posture tells a story of focus and fight. Nicholson carved these images as woodcuts, not paint. Woodcuts print in bold blacks and whites, making shapes sharp and simple. He picked sports that fit each month, so January got ice skating, July got boxing. Try his prints next to Edward Burne-Jones’ designs.
