BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982)
1930 (ace of clubs)
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BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982)
1930 (ace of clubs)
signed and dated 'Ben Nicholson 1930' (on the reverse), signed again, inscribed and dated again 'Ben Nicholson 1930/''still life 1930"/property of Barbara Hepworth/Chy an Kerris/Carbis Bay/Cornwall' (on the backboard)
oil and pencil on board laid on panel, shaped
20 ¹/₈ x 21 in. (51.1 x 53.3 cm.)
Painted in 1930.
1930 (ace of clubs)
signed and dated 'Ben Nicholson 1930' (on the reverse), signed again, inscribed and dated again 'Ben Nicholson 1930/''still life 1930"/property of Barbara Hepworth/Chy an Kerris/Carbis Bay/Cornwall' (on the backboard)
oil and pencil on board laid on panel, shaped
20 ¹/₈ x 21 in. (51.1 x 53.3 cm.)
Painted in 1930.
Provenance
A gift from the artist to Barbara Hepworth.
Sir Anthony Eden, The Earl of Avon.
with Gimpel Fils, London, where purchased by Judith D. Lipsey.
Her sale; Christie's, New York, 4 November 2009, lot 287, where purchased by the present owner.
Sir Anthony Eden, The Earl of Avon.
with Gimpel Fils, London, where purchased by Judith D. Lipsey.
Her sale; Christie's, New York, 4 November 2009, lot 287, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
J. Russell, Ben Nicholson: Drawings, Paintings and Reliefs 1911-1968, London, 1969, n.p., no. 23, illustrated.
Further details
We are very grateful to Rachel Smith and Lee Beard for their assistance in cataloguing this work.
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