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.to
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Artist: Ben Nicholson
Geometric Shapes
By Ben Nicholson
Located in Jerusalem, IL
The idea of Ben Nicholson and his circle was to apply constructivist principles to public and private art. Especially, they were against ornaments and advocated for clean lines. Artworks were created with mathematical precision.
“Geometric shapes...
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Materials
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Torcello II - Etching by Ben Nicholson - 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
Materials
Etching
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
Materials
Etching
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
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1960s Abstract Geometric Ben Nicholson Art
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Etching
CLOUD MAY 78
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...
Category
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Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
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)
Category
1960s Abstract Ben Nicholson Art
Materials
Etching
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
Materials
Watercolor
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