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BEN NICHOLSON (1894-1982)
Details
BEN NICHOLSON (1894-1982)
November, 1956 (Pistoia)
signed, dated and titled on reverse, Ben Nicholson (PISTOIA) Nov 56 --inscribed on center stretcher by artist NICHOLSON ST. IVES CORNWALL--oil on masonite
48¼ x 84¼ in. (122.5 x 214 cm.)
Painted in November, 1956
November, 1956 (Pistoia)
signed, dated and titled on reverse, Ben Nicholson (PISTOIA) Nov 56 --inscribed on center stretcher by artist NICHOLSON ST. IVES CORNWALL--oil on masonite
48¼ x 84¼ in. (122.5 x 214 cm.)
Painted in November, 1956
Provenance
André Emmerich Gallery, New York
The Art Institute of Chicago (acquired from the above in 1962)
The Art Institute of Chicago (acquired from the above in 1962)
Literature
Ben Nicholson, London, 1962, (illustrated in color)?
R. Alley, Ben Nicholson, London, 1962
D. Baxandall, Ben Nicholson: Art in Progress, London, 1962
H. Read, Ben Nicholson: Paintings, New York, 1962
The Art Institute of Chicago catalogue 1961? p. 344A
The Art Institute of Chicago, vol. 57, no. 4, p. 8 (illustrated)
J. Russell, Ben Nicholson: drawings, paintings and reliefs 1911-1968, London, 1969, p. 313, no. 139 (illustrated)
S. Nash, Ben Nicholson: Fifty Years of His Art, Buffalo, 1978,
pp. 34, 36 and 39 (illustrated, fig. 15)
R. Alley, Ben Nicholson, London, 1962
D. Baxandall, Ben Nicholson: Art in Progress, London, 1962
H. Read, Ben Nicholson: Paintings, New York, 1962
The Art Institute of Chicago catalogue 1961? p. 344A
The Art Institute of Chicago, vol. 57, no. 4, p. 8 (illustrated)
J. Russell, Ben Nicholson: drawings, paintings and reliefs 1911-1968, London, 1969, p. 313, no. 139 (illustrated)
S. Nash, Ben Nicholson: Fifty Years of His Art, Buffalo, 1978,
pp. 34, 36 and 39 (illustrated, fig. 15)
Exhibited
Sao Paulo, Museo d'Arte Moderno, IV Biennale of the Museum of Modern Art Sao Paulo, Sept.-Dec., 1957, no. 38. Awarded First Prize for this painting.
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, 1958 International Exhibition, Dec., 1958-Feb., 1959
Kassel, Museum Fridericianum, II. Documenta 59, July-Oct., 1959, pp. 302-307, Ben Nicholson, no. 3 (illustrated)
New York, André Emmerich Gallery, Ben Nicholson, April-May, 1961, no. 40
Seattle, World's Fair, Fine Arts Pavillion, Art Since 1950, April-Oct., 1962, no. 74
Chicago, The Arts Club, Ben Nicholson, Sept.-Oct., 1976, no. 9 (illustrated)
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, 1958 International Exhibition, Dec., 1958-Feb., 1959
Kassel, Museum Fridericianum, II. Documenta 59, July-Oct., 1959, pp. 302-307, Ben Nicholson, no. 3 (illustrated)
New York, André Emmerich Gallery, Ben Nicholson, April-May, 1961, no. 40
Seattle, World's Fair, Fine Arts Pavillion, Art Since 1950, April-Oct., 1962, no. 74
Chicago, The Arts Club, Ben Nicholson, Sept.-Oct., 1976, no. 9 (illustrated)