Property from the Estate of the late Alys Rickett
Andrew Nicholl, R.H.A.
A bank of flowers with a river landscꦅape beyond, p🥀ossibly the Long Bridge, Belfast
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July 6, 02:30 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Estate of the late Alys Rickett
Andrew Nicholl, R.H.A.
Belfast 1804 - 1886 London
A bank of flowers with a river landscape beyond, possibly the Long Bridge, Belfast
Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil, heightened with scratching out and stopp🥂ing out;
signed lower right: A. Nicholl R.H.A.
332 by 515 mm
Ronald John Rickett (d. 1970),
by family descent to the present owners
by family descent to the present owners
Andrew Nicholl was born in Belfast and earned early notice there for his landscapes. After studies in London, including copying works in the Dulwich Picture Gallery, he submitted his first work to the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1832 and was made an Associate Member in 1837, with full membership in 1860. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in London from 1832 to 1854. A skilled topographer, Nicholl was posted to Ceylon in 1849 as a drawing and painting instructor, and was commissioned by the Colonial Secretary to make drawings of the island's landscapes. He spent his later years exhibiting and teaching in London and Dublin.
The present work has descended in the family of Ronald John Rickett, known as John, who was a director of British Pictures at Sotheby’s in the 1960s.
The present work has descended in the family of Ronald John Rickett, known as John, who was a director of British Pictures at Sotheby’s in the 1960s.