A superb study of Mitre Peak.
Nicholson, John Howard, 1855-1930.
Artist. English landscape painter who settled in Nelson in 1895.
Born in England in 1855 - John Howard Nicholson settled in Nelson in 1895 aged 40. He is best known as a painter of landscapes and coastal scenes, mainly in watercolours.
John Howard Nicholson is listed in the following standard biographical references:
McGahey, Kate. The Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists Painters Printmakers Sculptors, Gilt Edge Publishing, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000. Page 183
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