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Lot 103
  • 103

Ben Nicholson

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Ben Nicholson
  • Fragment of Tuscan Cathedral (Lafranca 67)
  • etching
  • 200 by 149 mm 7 3/4 by 5 7/8 in
  • sheet 321 by 275 mm 12 5/8 by 10 7/8 in
Etching, 1966, heightened with gouache, signed in pencil and dated 65, a proof aside from the edition of 50, on wove paper, framed

Condition

With full margins, generally in good condition apart from occasional fox marks throughout, and an L shaped handling crease at center of the image (the longest measuring approximately 12 cm). Additional minor imperfections comprising minor skinning in the corners and upper edge verso, very pale paper discoloration recto and verso.
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