Lot 159
  • 159

Ben Nicholson

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description

  • Ben Nicholson
  • FEB. II - 1952 (GREEN BALLET)
  • signed Ben Nicholson and titled on the reverse
  • oil and pencil on board
  • 30 by 38.1cm., 11 7/8 by 15in.

Provenance

Lefevre Gallery, London (acquired in 1952)
Durlacher Gallery, New York (acquired from the above in 1952)
Edward Wales Root, New York (acquired from the above in 1952)
Sale: Christie's, New York, 13th May 1980, lot 91
Waddington Galleries, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1981

Exhibited

London, Lefevre Gallery, Ben Nicholson, 1952, no. 49
New York, Durlacher Gallery, Ben Nicholson, 1952, no. 17

Literature

Herbert Read, Ben Nicholson, Work since 1947, London, 1956, vol. II, no. 3, illustrated n.p.

Condition

The board is stable and there appear to be no signs of retouching under UV light. This work is in very good original condition. Colours: Overall fairly accurate, although the colours are slightly stronger in the original.
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