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Ben Nicholson Art

British, 1894-1982
Ben Nicholson, one of Britain’s most influential modernist painters, was the son of renowned artist William Nicholson. His early career was shaped by extensive travels during the 1920s with his first wife, Winifred Roberts, living between Cumberland, London, Paris, and Switzerland. Initially experimenting with a post-Cézanne style, Nicholson later embraced a more consciously "primitive" approach to landscape painting in 1927, influenced by his encounter with the work of Alfred Wallis. Between 1931 and 1939, while living in London, Nicholson became closely associated with leading artists and critics such as Henry Moore, John Piper, Naum Gabo, and Herbert Read. Encounters with European modernists, including Hans Arp, Constantin Brâncuși, Piet Mondrian, and Jean Hélion, profoundly shaped his artistic direction. By the late 1930s, he had developed the highly abstract style for which he is best known. In 1931, Nicholson met sculptor Barbara Hepworth, who would become his second wife. During World War II, they relocated to St Ives with Gabo and Adrian Stokes, contributing to the town’s emergence as a centre for modernist art. By the 1950s and 1960s, Nicholson had gained an international reputation, his work celebrated for its purity of form and pioneering abstraction. Following the war, he lived in London, Cambridge, and Switzerland at various times. In later years, he married for a third time, to photographer Felicitas Vogler, continuing to refine his artistic vision until his death in 1982.
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Artist: Ben Nicholson
SAN GIMINIANO
SAN GIMINIANO

SAN GIMINIANO

By Ben Nicholson

Located in Portland, ME

Nicholson, Ben. San Gimignano. Lafranca 38. Etching, 1966. Edition of 50, signed in pencil and dated "66," and numbered "1/50." With the chop of the printer Lafranca embiossed lowe...

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1960s Ben Nicholson Art

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Etching

Turkish Sundial and Column
Turkish Sundial and Column

Turkish Sundial and Column

By Ben Nicholson

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Ben Nicholson (1894–1982) was a leading figure in British Modernism. His innovative approach to abstract composition shaped painting and sculpture in the 20th Century. Nicholson was...

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1960s Modern Ben Nicholson Art

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Etching

Torcello II Etching, Black and White, Signed, Contemporary, 1967
Torcello II Etching, Black and White, Signed, Contemporary, 1967

Torcello II Etching, Black and White, Signed, Contemporary, 1967

By Ben Nicholson

Located in Roma, IT

Torcello II is an original artwork realized by Ben Nicholson in 1967. Hand signed and dated on the lower right margin. Not numbered. Black and white etching. Includes frame: 54.5...

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1960s Contemporary Ben Nicholson Art

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Etching

Ben Nicholson etching on paper, signed and numbered 'Olympia', 1965
Ben Nicholson etching on paper, signed and numbered 'Olympia', 1965

Ben Nicholson etching on paper, signed and numbered 'Olympia', 1965

By Ben Nicholson

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Ben Nicholson was one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century British abstraction, celebrated for his refined geometric compositions and lyrical approach to form, space,...

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20th Century Modern Ben Nicholson Art

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Paper, Etching

Turkish Sundial Between Two Forms - Modern British Print by Ben Nicholson
Turkish Sundial Between Two Forms - Modern British Print by Ben Nicholson

Turkish Sundial Between Two Forms - Modern British Print by Ben Nicholson

By Ben Nicholson

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Ben Nicholson British, 1894-1982 Turkish Sundial Between Two Forms, 1967 etching 38 x 52 cm 15 x 20 1/2 in signed, dated and numbered in pencil Exhibitions Ben Nicholson, Etchings printed by François Lafranca, exh. cat., Ateliers Lafranca, Locarno, 10 May - 25 June 1983, and Kunsthalle Mannheim, 15 January - 4 March 1984, nos. 46, 59-61, 63B, 66, 69, 70 (x2), 71 & 75 (other impressions illustrated). Sergio Grandini, Ventidue disegni acquerelli e incisioni di Ben Nicholson, Editore-Stampatore Giulio Topi, Lugano, 1984. Jeremy Lewison, Ben Nicholson Prints...

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Mid-20th Century Ben Nicholson Art

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Etching

Long Horizontal Patmos - Etching by Ben Nicholson - 1967
Long Horizontal Patmos - Etching by Ben Nicholson - 1967

Long Horizontal Patmos - Etching by Ben Nicholson - 1967

By Ben Nicholson

Located in Roma, IT

Original Etching and aquantint. Hand signed. Edition of 50 numbered prints. Passepartout included : 60 x 40 cm Image Dimensions : 14.5 x 34 cm This artwork is shipped from Ital...

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1960s Contemporary Ben Nicholson Art

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Etching

Ben Nicholson signed mixed media collage 'Ronco', 1979
Ben Nicholson signed mixed media collage 'Ronco', 1979

Ben Nicholson signed mixed media collage 'Ronco', 1979

By Ben Nicholson

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

A rare and signed Ben Nicholson original work from 1979. Ben Nicholson (British, 1894 – 1982) Ronco, 1979 signed and inscribed and dated ‘Ronco 1979 Nicholson’ (on the reverse) mixe...

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20th Century Abstract Ben Nicholson Art

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Mixed Media

Olympia Fragment (LaFranca 9), Minimalist Etching by Ben Nicholson
Olympia Fragment (LaFranca 9), Minimalist Etching by Ben Nicholson

Olympia Fragment (LaFranca 9), Minimalist Etching by Ben Nicholson

By Ben Nicholson

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Ben Nicholson, British (1894 - 1982) Title: Olympia Fragment (LaFranca 9) Year: 1965 Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Image: 8 x 9.5 inches Paper Size: 12.5 x ...

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1960s Abstract Geometric Ben Nicholson Art

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Etching

Cloud May 78, Original Mixed Media on Paper, Abstract, Hand Signed, 1978
Cloud May 78, Original Mixed Media on Paper, Abstract, Hand Signed, 1978

Cloud May 78, Original Mixed Media on Paper, Abstract, Hand Signed, 1978

By Ben Nicholson

Located in Aventura, FL

Original mixed media on paper. Hand signed, dated and titled on verso by the artist. Referenced on page 53 in the Waddington and Tooth "Ben Nicholson paintings on paper" book. Artwor...

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1970s Abstract Ben Nicholson Art

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Paper, Mixed Media

Siena [Large Version] -  British Modernism Italian Architecture Siena
Siena [Large Version] -  British Modernism Italian Architecture Siena

Siena [Large Version] - British Modernism Italian Architecture Siena

By Ben Nicholson

Located in London, GB

This original etching and drypoint is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Nicholson" at the lower left margin and dated “65” next to the signature. It is also hand numbered from the...

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1960s Modern Ben Nicholson Art

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Drypoint, Etching

Long horizontal Patmos

Long horizontal Patmos

By Ben Nicholson

Located in London, GB

34 x 48 cms ( 13.38 x 18.89 ins) Edition of 50 Etching with hand colouring Signed and dated (recto) Inscribed "Jean + Norman 73 BN" (verso)

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1960s Abstract Ben Nicholson Art

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Etching

May 60 (Duomo Pisa), Watercolour Painting by Ben Nicholson, 1960
May 60 (Duomo Pisa), Watercolour Painting by Ben Nicholson, 1960

May 60 (Duomo Pisa), Watercolour Painting by Ben Nicholson, 1960

By Ben Nicholson

Located in Kingsclere, GB

May 60 (Duomo Pisa), Watercolour Painting by Ben Nicholson 1894-1982, 1960 Additional information: Medium: Watercolour and pencil on paper, mounted on the Artist's board 46.2 x 60.4...

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20th Century Ben Nicholson Art

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Watercolor

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Cyclades 1959 silkscreen print by Ben Nicholson
Cyclades 1959 silkscreen print by Ben Nicholson

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White III, Ben Nicholson, Tapestry, Abstract Art
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June 1937

June 1937

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WHITE III

Ben NicholsonWHITE III

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H 69.5 in W 71 in D 1 in

WHITE III

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Still Life with Curves

Ben NicholsonStill Life with Curves

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H 16.89 in W 14.89 in

Still Life with Curves

By Ben Nicholson

Located in London, GB

Signed in pencil and numbered. Printed by Francois Lafranca, Lugano. Published by Ganymed and Marlborough, London. (Lafranca 13; Lewinson 107)

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1960s Abstract Geometric Ben Nicholson Art

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Off Brown Still Life - Original Pencil Drawing by Ben Nicholson - 1970
Off Brown Still Life - Original Pencil Drawing by Ben Nicholson - 1970

Off Brown Still Life - Original Pencil Drawing by Ben Nicholson - 1970

By Ben Nicholson

Located in Roma, IT

Pencil and wash on paper. Hand signed and dated overleaf. Label on the back about the provenance: Marlborough Fine Art. Includes frame. Dimensions: 35 x 29.2 cm Dimensions with frame...

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Ben NicholsonFlowing forms, 1967

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H 14.96 in W 17.32 in

Flowing forms

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Located in London, GB

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