BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982) - photo 1

BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982)

Lot 24
19.03.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
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ID 1388295
Lot 24 | BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982)
Estimate value
£ 200 000 – 300 000
BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982)
1971 (Obidos 2) (Portugal)
signed, inscribed and dated 'Nicholson/1971/(Obidos 2)/(Portugal)' (on the reverse)
oil on carved board, relief
63 ¾ x 58 in. (162.2 x 147.2 cm.)
Painted in 1971.




Provenance

The artist, and by descent.
Their sale; Sotheby's, London, 30 November 1988, lot 247, where purchased by the previous owner.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 24 June 2014, lot 214, where purchased by the present owner.



Literature

C. Neve, 'On coming Full Circle: Ben Nicholson’s Recent Reliefs', Country Life, September 1971, Vol. 50, p. 399, fig 391.
N. Lynton, Ben Nicholson, London, 1993, pp. 399, 464, pl. 391, as '1971 (Obidos, Portugal 2)'.



Exhibited

London, Marlborough Fine Art, Ben Nicholson New Reliefs, October 1971, pp. 19-20, no. 32, illustrated, as '1971 (Obidos, Portugal 2)': this exhibition travelled to Zurich, Marlborough Galerie AG, November - December 1971; and Rome, Marlborough Galleria d'Arte, March - April 1972.
London, Helly Nahmad Gallery, Ben Nicholson, September 2001, p. 117, no. 42, illustrated.
Cambridge, Kettle's Yard, Ben Nicholson: 'chasing out something alive': drawings and painted reliefs 1950-75, July - September 2002, pp. 52-53, 59, no. 43, illustrated, as '1971 (Obidos 2)': this exhibition travelled to Manchester, University of Manchester, Whitworth Art Gallery, October - December 2002; and Southampton, City Art Gallery, January - March 2003.



Further Details

We are very grateful to Rachel Smith and Lee Beard for their assistance in cataloguing this lot.
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