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Ben Nicholson Paintings

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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Creator: Ben Nicholson
Ronco
Ronco

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 Paintings

Materials

Wood

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Ben Nicholson paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Ben Nicholson paintings are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Ben Nicholson paintings, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider paintings by Montague Dawson, Edward Armfield, and Alfred Pollentine. Prices for Ben Nicholson paintings can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $66,000 and can go as high as $66,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $66,000.

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