Ben Nicholson

Property of a Lady

Ben Nicholson

1894 - 1982

Painting, 1942

signed Ben Nicholson, dated 1942 and inscribed (on the reverse of the board)

gouache and pencil on Artist's board with relief, laid on Artist's prepared board

unframed (Artist's board): 23 by 31.5cm.; 9 by 12½in.

framed: 24.5 by 33cm.; 9½ by 13in.

Executed in 1942.

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

A catalogue raisonné of Ben Nicholson’s paintings and reliefs is currently being prepared, 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 info@bncr.org.uk.