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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED BRITISH COLLECTION
BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982)
Feb 14 - 49 (bottle)
Details
BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982)
Feb 14 - 49 (bottle)
signed twice, inscribed and dated 'bottle, Feb 14-49/ Ben Nicholson/ NICHOLSON/ CHY AN KERRIS/ CARBIS BAY/ CORNWALL' (on the reverse)
oil and pencil on carved board
12 ¾ x 8 5⁄8 in. (32.4 x 22 cm.)
Painted in 1949.
Feb 14 - 49 (bottle)
signed twice, inscribed and dated 'bottle, Feb 14-49/ Ben Nicholson/ NICHOLSON/ CHY AN KERRIS/ CARBIS BAY/ CORNWALL' (on the reverse)
oil and pencil on carved board
12 ¾ x 8 5⁄8 in. (32.4 x 22 cm.)
Painted in 1949.
Provenance
Purchased by Mr and Mrs Philip J. Goldberg at the 1958 exhibition.
Her estate sale; Christie's, London, 2 December 1986, lot 153.
with Fine Art Society, London, December 1986.
Her estate sale; Christie's, London, 2 December 1986, lot 153.
with Fine Art Society, London, December 1986.
Literature
H. Read (intro.), Ben Nicholson: Work Since 1947, Vol. II, London, 1956, n.p., no. 10, illustrated.
J. Russell (intro.), Ben Nicholson: Drawings, Painting and Reliefs 1911-1968, London, 1969, p. 308, no. 51, illustrated.
N. Lynton, Ben Nicholson, London, 1993, pp. 238-239, no. 224, illustrated.
J. Russell (intro.), Ben Nicholson: Drawings, Painting and Reliefs 1911-1968, London, 1969, p. 308, no. 51, illustrated.
N. Lynton, Ben Nicholson, London, 1993, pp. 238-239, no. 224, illustrated.
Exhibited
Brussels, Galerie Apollo, Ben Nicholson, May - June 1954.
New Delhi, British Council, 3rd International Exhibition of Contemporary Art, November - December 1956, no. 7.
London, Gimpel Fils, Collector's Choice VIII, May 1958, n.p., no. 19, illustrated.
Hannover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Ben Nicholson, February - April 1959, no. 33: this exhibition travelled to Mannheim, Städtische Kunsthalle, April - May 1959; Hamburg, Kunstverein, May - July 1959; and Essen, Museum Folkwang, July - August 1959.
Dallas, Museum of Fine Arts, Ben Nicholson, April - May 1964, no. 34, illustrated.
London, Tate Gallery, Ben Nicholson, October 1993 - January 1994, pp. 169, 227, no. 90, illustrated: this exhibition travelled to St Etienne, Musée d'Art Moderne, February - April 1994.
New Delhi, British Council, 3rd International Exhibition of Contemporary Art, November - December 1956, no. 7.
London, Gimpel Fils, Collector's Choice VIII, May 1958, n.p., no. 19, illustrated.
Hannover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Ben Nicholson, February - April 1959, no. 33: this exhibition travelled to Mannheim, Städtische Kunsthalle, April - May 1959; Hamburg, Kunstverein, May - July 1959; and Essen, Museum Folkwang, July - August 1959.
Dallas, Museum of Fine Arts, Ben Nicholson, April - May 1964, no. 34, illustrated.
London, Tate Gallery, Ben Nicholson, October 1993 - January 1994, pp. 169, 227, no. 90, illustrated: this exhibition travelled to St Etienne, Musée d'Art Moderne, February - April 1994.
Further Details
We are very grateful to Rachel Smith and Lee Beard for their assistance in cataloguing this lot.
Présenté par
Pippa Jacomb
Head of Evening Sale