Ben Nicholson

Ben Nicholson

1894 - 1982

5 Square

signed Nicholson, titled, dated 75 and inscribed (on the reverse of the backboard)

oil, oil wash and relief on board, attached to Artist's backboard

unframed: 51 by 44cm.; 20 by 17¼in.

overall: 68.5 by 61cm.; 27 by 24in.

Executed in 1975.

We are grateful to Rachel Smith for her kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.

The present work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Ben Nicholson’s paintings and reliefs, which is currently being prepared. The authors encourage any other 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 info@bncr.org.uk.