Ben Nicholson
Illustration to George and Rufus
Estimate:
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
Property from the Family of Alastair Morton
Ben Nicholson
Ben Nicholson
Illustration to George and Rufus
Illustration to George and Rufus
Estimate:
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
Lot sold:
214,200
GBP
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.
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