Paul Nash

(British, 1889–1946)

Paul Nash was a British artist whose unique landscape paintings melded Surrealism, British Romanticism, and a Cézanne-like paint application. A World War I veteran, Nash often depicted the devastated battlefields of Belgium and France, as seen in his work The Menin Road (1919). “Imagine a wide landscape flat and scantily wooded and what trees remain blasted and torn, naked and scarred and riddled,” he once described. Born on May 11, 1889 in London, United Kingdom, he studied at the Slade School of Art alongside Ben NicholsonDora Carrington, and Stanley Spencer. In 1914, the 25 year old Nash enlisted in the British Army and was sent to the Western Front early in 1917. A few months into to his tour he was sent back to London to recover from a broken rib, during his absence the majority of his unit was killed. He returned to the Western Front as a war artist, disturbed by the destruction he saw, the artist made it his duty to convey the horror of war to the British public. After the war, Nash began using his watercolors and ink drawings from the trenches as references for oil paintings. Through the following decades, he established himself as an illustrator and painter. The artist died on July 11, 1946 in Boscombe, United Kingdom and was survived by his brother the painter John Nash. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Tate Gallery in London, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, and the Art Institute of Chicago, among others.

Paul Nash Artworks

Paul Nash (831 results)
The Pool in the Woods, 1922

Paul Nash

The Pool in the Woods, 1922

Sale Date: November 24, 1993

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SOUVENIR OF WORTH, 1936

Paul Nash

SOUVENIR OF WORTH, 1936

Sale Date: October 15, 1993

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TO VISIT BRITAIN'S LANDMARKS - KIMMERIDGE..., 1937

Paul Nash

TO VISIT BRITAIN'S LANDMARKS - KIMMERIDGE..., 1937

Sale Date: October 12, 1993

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WITTENHAM CLUMP

Paul Nash

WITTENHAM CLUMP

Sale Date: October 12, 1993

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EVERYWHERE YOU GO - RYE MARSHES, 1932

Paul Nash

EVERYWHERE YOU GO - RYE MARSHES, 1932

Sale Date: October 12, 1993

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LANDSCAPE OF THE FUNGUS, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, 1943

Paul Nash

LANDSCAPE OF THE FUNGUS, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, 1943

Sale Date: October 6, 1993

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WOODLAND SCENE, 1923

Paul Nash

WOODLAND SCENE, 1923

Sale Date: September 9, 1993

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THE QUIET GARDEN, 1925–1927

Paul Nash

THE QUIET GARDEN, 1925–1927

Sale Date: July 1, 1993

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OASTS AT OWLEY, 1923

Paul Nash

OASTS AT OWLEY, 1923

Sale Date: July 1, 1993

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SHELL BURSTING, PASSCHENDAELE, 1918

Paul Nash

SHELL BURSTING, PASSCHENDAELE, 1918

Sale Date: April 6, 1993

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DYMCHURCH WALL

Paul Nash

DYMCHURCH WALL

Sale Date: March 12, 1993

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SPRING AT THE HAWK'S WOOD, 1911–1912

Paul Nash

SPRING AT THE HAWK'S WOOD, 1911–1912

Sale Date: March 12, 1993

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PORTRAIT OF BARBARA NASH, THE ARTIST'S..., 1911–1912

Paul Nash

PORTRAIT OF BARBARA NASH, THE ARTIST'S..., 1911–1912

Sale Date: March 12, 1993

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THEIR HILL, 1912

Paul Nash

THEIR HILL, 1912

Sale Date: March 12, 1993

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THE WIND IN THE TREES, 1911

Paul Nash

THE WIND IN THE TREES, 1911

Sale Date: March 12, 1993

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DUNES

Paul Nash

DUNES

Sale Date: March 12, 1993

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STUDY FOR 'SUSSEX LANDSCAPE', 1928

Paul Nash

STUDY FOR 'SUSSEX LANDSCAPE', 1928

Sale Date: March 10, 1993

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LONDON LANDSCAPE, RUSSELL SQUARE, 1942

Paul Nash

LONDON LANDSCAPE, RUSSELL SQUARE, 1942

Sale Date: March 10, 1993

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MARSEILLES

Paul Nash

MARSEILLES

Sale Date: March 10, 1993

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Kimmeridge

Paul Nash

Kimmeridge

Sale Date: March 9, 1993

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ILLUSTRATIONS TO THE RING, 1925

Paul Nash

ILLUSTRATIONS TO THE RING, 1925

Sale Date: February 23, 1993

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NINETEEN ILLUSTRATIONS, 1924

Paul Nash

NINETEEN ILLUSTRATIONS, 1924

Sale Date: December 15, 1992

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ARCHES, 1925

Paul Nash

ARCHES, 1925

Sale Date: November 6, 1992

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THE GARDEN GATE AND LANDSCAPE, 1925–1926

Paul Nash

THE GARDEN GATE AND LANDSCAPE, 1925–1926

Sale Date: November 4, 1992

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