Lot 105
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Ben Nicholson, O.M. (1894-1982)
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Ben Nicholson, O.M. (1894-1982)

March 26-54 (smoke yellow)

Details
Ben Nicholson, O.M. (1894-1982)
March 26-54 (smoke yellow)
signed with initials and dated 'BN/Mch 26-54' (on the reverse), signed again, inscribed and dated again 'March 26-54/(smoke yellow)/BEN NICHOLSON' (on the backboard)
oil wash and pencil
21 x 16 in. (53.3 x 40.6 cm.)
Provenance
A gift from the artist to the present owner's grandfather in 1954, and by descent to the present owner.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

The present owner's grandparents and Ben Nicholson were staying at Hathersage, Derbyshire as guests of Mr Gunter Nagelschmidt and his wife Betty in March 1954. During Nicholson's stay, he completed this work and gave it to the present owner's grandfather.

Nicholson had introduced the idea of a light oil wash into his pencil drawings in the late 1940s. The technique meant preparing the paper with a thinned oil wash before embarking on drawing.

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