Ben Nicholson

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.

Creator: Ben Nicholson

Ronco

$66,000

Ronco

By Ben Nicholson

Located in London, GB

Ben Nicholson (British 1894 - 1982) Ronco Ink and wash on board 1981 Size: 59cm high, 64cm wide - 23¼ ins high, 25¼ ins wide Frame: 67cm high, 73cm wide - 26½ ins high, 28¾ ins w...

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1980s British Vintage Ben Nicholson

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Wood

Large Late 19th Century Oil on Canvas attr. to George A. Storey (1834-1919)

$14,000

H 63.5 in W 53 in D 2.75 in

Large Late 19th Century Oil on Canvas attr. to George A. Storey (1834-1919)

By George Adolphus Storey

Located in Chicago, IL

This evocative Victorian genre scene, attributed to George Adolphus Storey, R.A., captures the moment immediately after a letter has been delivered. In a leafy walk, a Georgian house...

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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Ben Nicholson

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Canvas, Paint

Bräuner, Oil on Canvas Signed and Dated 53

$2,209

H 32.29 in W 30.32 in D 0.79 in

Bräuner, Oil on Canvas Signed and Dated 53

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Bräuner, Oil on canvas signed and dated 53.

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1950s European Art Deco Vintage Ben Nicholson

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Paint

Gonzalez Alacreu, Spain

$11,900

H 42 in W 52.5 in D 2 in

Gonzalez Alacreu, Spain

Located in Miami, FL

Gonzalez Alacreu is already a classic, as is also a great impressionist, since Impressionism is the classic art of the last two centuries of painting, and when we see children and wo...

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Mid-20th Century Spanish Expressionist Ben Nicholson

"Cimon della Pala" - Alpine Landscape Painting of the Dolomites

$1,645

H 19.69 in W 23.63 in D 0.79 in

"Cimon della Pala" - Alpine Landscape Painting of the Dolomites

Located in Vo', Veneto

"Cimon della Pala" - Alpine Landscape Painting of the Dolomites Period: about 1950 Origin: Austria Artist: R.P. Technique: oil on canvas Artwork dimensions: 50 cm x 60 cm Dimension...

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1940s Vintage Ben Nicholson

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Canvas

M.L. Monteith, Signed Modern Oil on Panel, Scene from Verdi's Opera "Othello"

$2,250

H 32 in W 28 in D 1 in

M.L. Monteith, Signed Modern Oil on Panel, Scene from Verdi's Opera "Othello"

Located in Bridgeport, CT

A dramatic and colorful Oil on Board in a custom Gilt wood frame. Figures on a monumental staircase. Signed lower right, labelled and dedicated on verso. In a fine gilt frame. Dimens...

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20th Century Grand Tour Ben Nicholson

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Wood

Danish Mid-century Painting by Elisabeth Karlinsky, Oil on panel, ca. 1958

$1,730

H 11.42 in W 12.6 in D 1.19 in

Danish Mid-century Painting by Elisabeth Karlinsky, Oil on panel, ca. 1958

Located in Copenhagen, DK

Oli on panel by Elisabeth Karlinsky. Monogram: EK, 58. Golden frame, from the periode. With frame: 32x37 cm Without: 24x29 cm Style: modern/ danish Motive: Sun over pine forrest El...

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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ben Nicholson

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Masonite, Paint

Large 1870 Original Religious Painting, Cherubs, Signed by S. Barber, Spain

$3,800

H 53 in W 44.88 in D 1.77 in

Large 1870 Original Religious Painting, Cherubs, Signed by S. Barber, Spain

Located in Miami, FL

1870 original religious painting. Cherubs Signed by S.Barber Interior measurements: 48.42in x 39.76in Frame: 2.75 in.

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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Ben Nicholson

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Paint

English Porcelain Topographical Plaque, Copeland, circa 1890

$7,500

H 1.5 in W 29.5 in D 21 in

English Porcelain Topographical Plaque, Copeland, circa 1890

Located in New York, NY

Inscribed on back 'The Gwynant in Wales', also impressed 'Copeland'. Signed in front lower left 'W Yale' (William Yale b. 1843). Size of plaque 16 x 24.

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Late 19th Century English Antique Ben Nicholson

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Porcelain

Jacques Boéri, Acrylic on Canvas, Signed and Dated

$10,343

H 44.49 in W 57.09 in D 0.79 in

Jacques Boéri, Acrylic on Canvas, Signed and Dated

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Jacques Boéri (1929-2004)," Je cherche la recherche, je recherche" acrylic on canvas, signed and dated, measures: 113 x 145 cm.

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1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ben Nicholson

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Acrylic

19th Century Salt Marsh Landscape Painting

$1,825

H 14.5 in W 17.5 in D 2.25 in

19th Century Salt Marsh Landscape Painting

Located in Nantucket, MA

19th Century Salt Marsh Landscape Painting, circa 1870, an oil on canvas en plein air landscape painting in the Barbizon manner, with a late afternoon view over a broad salt marsh, t...

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Late 19th Century American Barbizon School Antique Ben Nicholson

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Canvas

Early 20th Century Painting on Celluloid of Older and Younger Woman in Conversat

$175

H 9 in W 1.12 in D 8.25 in

Early 20th Century Painting on Celluloid of Older and Younger Woman in Conversat

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Early 20th century painting on celluloid of the women by the water having a deep conversation. It looks as if the older one is advising the younger one. The painting is set is a gilt...

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Early 20th Century Ben Nicholson

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Velvet, Resin, Giltwood

"Moss III" Abstract Painting by Issy Wilson

On Hold|~~$1,880~~

H 17.5 in W 32.5 in D 0.25 in

"Moss III" Abstract Painting by Issy Wilson

Located in Chicago, IL

Awash with swirling colors and abstract forms, the mixed-media paintings of emerging artist Issy Wilson reflect the interconnectedness of the natural world. A collaboration between t...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Ben Nicholson

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Canvas

Previously Available Items

Circle: International Survey of Constructive Art

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H 10.25 in W 8 in D 1 in

Circle: International Survey of Constructive Art

By Ben Nicholson, Henry Moore

Located in New York, NY

Foundational text of twentieth century modernism in art, architecture, town planning, housing, interior design, and design; edited by Ben Nicholson, Naum Gabo, and J.L. Martin. Layout by Barbara Hepworth. First edition, published in London in 1937 by Faber and Faber. 8vo, hardcover cloth boards, 292 pages, illustrated throughout with b/w photographs and drawings. With written contributions by Naum Gabo, Piet Mondrian, Herbert Read, Le Corbusier, Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, J.D. Bernal, J.M. Richards, Maxwell Fry, Marcel Breuer, Richard Neutra, Alberto Sartoris, Sigfried Giedion, Walter Gropius, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Karel Honzig, Jan Tschichold...

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1930s English Machine Age Vintage Ben Nicholson

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Paper

Ben Nicholson Turkish Sundial and Column, 1967 35/50, Etching

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H 12.6 in W 14.96 in L 12.6 in

Ben Nicholson Turkish Sundial and Column, 1967 35/50, Etching

By Ben Nicholson

Located in Munich, DE

Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) UK Original etching 1967, signed, dated 1967, numbered 35/50 in pencil by hand. The paper bears the dry stamp (chopmark) of the printer François Lafran...

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1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ben Nicholson

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Paper

Two and Half Goblets by Ben Nicholson

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H 27.41 in W 22.72 in D 0.79 in

Two and Half Goblets by Ben Nicholson

By Ben Nicholson

Located in Tokyo, Tokyo

Etching 9/50 1967s.

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1960s Great Britain (UK) Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ben Nicholson

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Paper

Ben Nicholson Turkish Sundial and Column, 1967 - 35/50 - Etching

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H 12.6 in W 14.96 in D 0.01 in

Ben Nicholson Turkish Sundial and Column, 1967 - 35/50 - Etching

By Ben Nicholson

Located in Munich, DE

Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) UK Original Etching 1967, signed, dated 1967, numbered 35/50 in pencil by hand. The paper bears the dry stamp (chopmark) of the printer François Lafr...

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1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ben Nicholson

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Paper

Ben Nicholson furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Ben Nicholson furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of paper and are designed with extraordinary care. Prices for Ben Nicholson furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $750 and can go as high as $750, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $750.