ID 1308541
Lot 222 | BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982)
Estimate value
£ 120 000 – 180 000
Nov 61 (octagonal)
signed, inscribed and dated 'Ben Nicholson/Nov/61-/(octagonal)' (on the reverse)
oil wash and pencil on board, on the artist's prepared board
35 ½ x 45 ½ in. (90.2 x 115.6 cm.)
Painted in 1961.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner's parents in July 1969.
Exhibited
Toronto, British Council, Art Gallery of Ontario, Contemporary Painting, January 1964, no. 40: this exhibition travelled to London, Ontario, Public Library and Art Museum, January 1964; Montreal, Museum of Fine Arts, February - March 1964; Ontario, National Gallery of Canada, March - April 1964; Manitoba, Winnipeg Art Gallery, April - May 1964; Alberta, Art Gallery of Alberta, May 1964; Reykjavik, National Museum, June 1964; Saskatchewan, Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, June 1964; and Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, September - November 1964.
Artist: | Ben Nicholson (1894 - 1982) |
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Art style: | Modern art |
Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
Artist: | Ben Nicholson (1894 - 1982) |
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Art style: | Modern art |
Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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Phone | +44 (0)20 7839 9060 | |
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Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |
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