Ben NICHOLSON (1898-1986)

Painted White Relief
Oil on carved walnut
Executed in 1936

Dimensions (including frame):
178 x 73.5 x 7 cm
70 x 29 x 2 3/4 in.

Provenance:
Gimpel Fils, London (acquired directly from the artist)

Literature:
Whitechapel Art Gallery: British Sculpture in the Twentieth Century, 1981, special edition, illustrated on page 108
J. Lewison: Circle: Constructive Art in Britain, 1934-40, p. 20
J. Lewison: Skulpturen & Objekten von Malern des 20 Jahrhunderts, Dumont Buchverlag, Cologne, 1982, plate 74
J. Lewison: The Years of Experiment, 1919 - 1939, Cambridge, Kettle's Yard Gallery, 1983, p. 76
N. Lynton: Ben Nicholson, Art Life Ltd, Japan, 1992, p. 133, no. 20
N. Lynton: Ben Nicholson: The Thirties, London, Phaidon Press, London, 1993, p. 134, illustrated pp. 119 and 135

Exhibitions:
Oxford: Abstract and Concrete, February 1936
London, Lefèvre Gallery, 1939
Cambridge, Kettle's Yard Gallery: The Years of Experiment, 1919-1939, 9 July-29 August 1983, illustrated in black and white page 76
This exhibition was shown in the following venues as part of the Arts Council Tour :
Bradford, Cartwright Hall, 10 September-9 October 1983
Canterbury, Royal Museum, 24 October-26 November 1983
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, 2 December 1983, no. 50 of the catalogue
London, Royal Academy: British Art in the Twentieth Century, January-April 1987, no. 143, illustrated in colour
London, Gimpel Fils: Ben Nicholson, Major Works, 27 June-8 September 1990, no. 2
Tokyo, Odakyu Museum: Ben Nicholson, 30 September-18 October 1992, no. 20, illustrated in colour
This exhibition was shown in the following venues:
Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, 24 October-6 December 1992
Hakone, Hakone Open Air Museum, 13 January-7 February 1993
Osaka, Kinetsu Museum of Art, 19-28 February 1993
Gunma, Museum of Modern Art, 6 March-4 April 1993
Paris, Galeries nationales du Jeu de Paume : Un siècle de sculpture anglaise, 6 June-15 September 1996, illustrated p. 103
Paris, Musée d'art Moderne de la ville de Paris: Les Années 30 en Europe, le temps menaçant, 20 February-25 May 1997, illustrated p. 257

Sold in 2000

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