1899
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Square Book of Animals: The British Bull-Dog is a 1899 by William Nicholson, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a single bulldog sitting on a flat surface. The dog’s wrinkled face and loose skin are drawn in simple, bold lines. The background is just a solid dark shape, leaving the dog as the only focus. The artist used only two tones—light brown for the dog and black for the rest—making the lines stand out sharply. This style was common in early prints. Next, check out The Cleveland Museum of Art to see more of this print up close.
Sir William Newzam Prior Nicholson (5 February 1872 – 16 May 1949) was a British painter of still-life, landscape and portraits.
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