Artwork
The Cabriolet
The Cabriolet is a print by the Impressionist artist William Nicholson. It dates from 1897 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
- Accession no.
- 1940.872
- Credit line
- Bequest of James Parmelee
About this work
The colors are mostly dark, with bright touches on the car and her dress.
This painting shows a simple black cabriolet parked on a street. A woman in a long dress stands near it, looking down. The colors are mostly dark, with bright touches on the car and her dress.
Nicholson often started with woodcuts before painting. He colored them by hand first, then used lithography for prints. This shows in how flat some colors look.
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Overview
The Cabriolet is a print by William Nicholson, a British artist active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a black cabriolet parked on a street, with a woman in a long dress standing nearby, looking down. The scene is rendered in predominantly dark colors, with touches of brightness on the vehicle and the woman's dress.
Technique & Style
Nicholson initially created his designs as hand-colored woodcuts, later transitioning to lithography for larger print editions. The resulting prints often feature flat, two-dimensional color fields, reflecting their origins in woodcut techniques.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Sir William Newzam Prior Nicholson (5 February 1872 – 16 May 1949) was a British painter of still-life, landscape and portraits.
