Winifred Nicholson (British, 1893-1981)Minoan Goddess acrylic, gouache, chalk and watercolour on paper54 x 79cm (21 1/4 x 31 1/8in).Executed circa 1960-1964Footnotes:ProvenanceSale; Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 15 July 2008, lot 79Sale; Sotheby's, London, 11 November 2009, lot 140, where acquired by the present owner Private Collection, U.K.The present lot was inspired by the Minoan civilisation on the island of Crete. Winifred Nicholson visited Greece regularly throughout the 1960s, often in the company of her daughter Kate. A number of works produced in this period depict the country's landscape and mythology.Nicholson exhibited a number of her Greek myth paintings in an exhibition at the Redfern Gallery, London, in September-October 1964, Winifred Nicholson: Wild Flowers in Greece, including Mother Goddess I and Mother Goddess II, which may refer to the present lot.The present work was almost certainly painted at the same time as Winifred Nicholson's painting, Stranraer Bronze Age Circle (see A. Strang, Winifred Nicholson in Scotland, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2003, p. 20 and A. Nicholson (ed.), Unknown Colour: Paintings, Writings, Letters by Winifred Nicholson, Faber and Faber, London, 1987, p. 205).We are grateful to Jovan Nicholson for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.