Nash was a British painter of landscapes and still-lifes, and a wood engraver and illustrator, especially of botanical subjects, of which he was very interested in. He was the younger brother of the artist Paul Nash.
John Nash, CBE, RA (1893-1977), Landscape Under Snow,
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Watercolour
20 ½ x 14 ½ in (52.5 x 36.5 cm)
Signed
Collections: Commissioned from the artist by the grandfather of the previous owner
Literature: Huon Mallalieu Country Life January 20,2025
Nash was known to complain that the English landscape was too green and was always happiest with wintry scenes. It could be argued that the masterpiece of his war-time period 'Over the Top' is effectively a snow scene and especially in the latter half of his life views involving snow pre-dominate. The present composition is based on a Christmas card Nash had made earlier. Huon Mallalieu describes it as ‘’ quite lovely. You can almost feel the chill". Nash was careful to choose his moment telling a friend ‘’whenever it snowed I never wanted to paint it in full sunlight with all those blue shadows. I would wait until the skies had clouded over and the light had become dim. That dull light bought out all the colours. Brick walls seem to glow and the lichen on the trees looked that much richer’’. A. Lambirth John Nash 2019 ,p.254-55).