# Andrew Nicholl artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1804-04-04
- Death date: 1886-04-16
- Nationality: Irish
- Movements: 19th-century Irish landscape painting
- Common media: watercolour, oil painting, drawing, printmaking / illustration

## About Andrew Nicholl

Andrew Nicholl RHA (1804–1886) was an Irish painter, watercolourist, and illustrator born in Belfast. A founding member of the Belfast Association of Artists, he was elected an associate of the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1847 and became a full member in 1860. Nicholl is best known for accomplished landscape watercolours depicting Irish scenery, particularly coastal views of County Antrim, as well as flower pieces and topographical subjects. He produced original drawings for publications including Samuel Carter Hall's multi-volume work on Irish scenery and character. He spent his later years in London, where he died in 1886. With 373 recorded lots in auction databases, Nicholl's works appear regularly on the market and are held in institutional collections referenced by the RKD and VIAF authority files.

## Common works and media

Nicholl's most commonly encountered works are watercolour landscapes of Irish coastal and rural scenery, particularly views of County Antrim and harbours. He also produced flower pieces in watercolour, topographical drawings used as book illustrations, and occasional oil paintings. His travels produced views of Ceylon harbours and Mediterranean coastal subjects. Works on paper — especially small-format watercolours and ink drawings — represent the majority of lots appearing at auction.

## Market and appraisal context

Andrew Nicholl's works appear regularly at auction, predominantly watercolours and drawings of Irish landscapes, coastal scenes, and botanical subjects. Valuation depends heavily on medium, with oil paintings being scarcer than works on paper. Condition is critical for watercolours and drawings, which are vulnerable to foxing and light damage. Provenance linking a work to RHA exhibitions or to the Hall's Ireland publication series can add collector interest. Buyers should note that Nicholl's brother William was also a practising artist, and attribution between the two requires care in the absence of a published catalogue raisonné.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist identity research from authority files and institutional sources with auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Andrew Nicholl, identity data is grounded in the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, Getty ULAN, VIAF, and Wikidata authority records.

## Sources

- RKD — Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/59356
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4758122
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500013255
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/95761926/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Nicholl
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99018500