Ben Nicholson

Property from the Family of Alastair Morton

Ben Nicholson

1894 - 1982

Illustration to George and Rufus

signed Ben Nicholson twice, titled, dated 1938 (+48) and inscribed with the Artist's address (on the reverse of the backing board)

oil and pencil on board

unframed: 25.5 by 30.5cm.; 10 by 12in.; backing board: 39.5 by 44.5cm; 15½ by 17½in.

framed: 42.5 by 47cm.; 16¾ by 18½in.

Executed in 1938 and 1948. 

We are grateful to Rachel Rose Smith and Lee Beard for their kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work. A catalogue raisonné of Ben Nicholson’s paintings and reliefs is currently being prepared by Modern Art Press, and the authors encourage owners to be in touch. Please write to Rachel Smith, c/o Sotheby’s Modern & Postwar British Art, Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA or email modbrit@sothebys.com.