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Gold at The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse
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SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON (1872-1949)

Gold Jug

1937

RCIN 409030

Nicholson painted a small series of still-lifes exploring the effect of light on different metallic surfaces. Here he studies the lustrous surface of a simple jug. The free texture of the paint evokes the shimmering quality of gold.

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