Charles Wynne Nicholls

Charles Wynne Nicholls (1831-1903) "What are the wild waves saying?" Florence and Paul Dombey fromDombey & Son, by Charles Dickens signed 'C.W. Nicholls.' (lower right), and further inscribed "Whatare the wild waves saying?" Florence & Paul Dombey from Dombey& Son' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 22 x 31 in. (55.8 x 78.7 cm.) Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 10 June 2003, lot 88, wherepurchased by the present vendor.

Measurements note 22 by 27.5 cm.; 8 ¾ by 10 ¾ in. DESCRIPTION oil on panel PROVENANCE Sotheby's, Belgravia, 9 July 1974, lot 73, where bought by J. S. Maas, on behalf of Lady Scott for £520 CATALOGUE NOTE The Irish born C. W. Nicholls seems to have had a particular fondness for subjects set on beaches or at the seaside. Here two elegantly dressed young women watch with excitement as a couple of men approach. Two years earlier he had painted a work now entitled On the Beach: a Family on Margate Sands (Scarborough Art Gallery, Laughton Loan), showing a mother and father and their children, and with a view of the beach and bathing machines. Nicholls's subject, The Tomb of Grace Darling, which was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1866 and which appeared as an engraving in the Art Journal in 1872, included a view of the Northumberland coastline as well as a group of children. The present picture relates to a similar composition by Nicholls entitled Two Ladies on a Beach dated 1869 which was sold at Christies, 26 April 1974, lot 35.

Charles Wynne Nicholls (1831-1903) "What are the wild waves saying?" Florence and Paul Dombey from Dombey & Son, Charles Dickens signed 'C.W.Nicholls.' (lower right), and further inscribed "What are the wild waves saying?" Florence & Paul Dombey from Dombey & Son' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 22 x 31 in. (55.8 x 78.7 cm.)

Charles Wynne Nicholls, H.R.A. (1831-1903) The maid at the inn signed 'C W Nicholls' (lower left) oil on canvas 36¼ x 28¼ in. (92 x 71.7 cm.)

Charles Wynne Nicholls, RHA (1831-1903) THE RACE BETWEEN ATALANTA AND MELANION signed oil on board 32 x 47cms; 12 1/2 x 18 1/2in. PROVENANCE The Pen & Palette Club, Newcastle upon Tyne.