March 1963 (Archimedes)
About this artwork
This work is an example of a technique used by Nicholson where he would work on a piece of paper then adhere it to a primed board. The result is more akin to his relief works, yet it retains the qualities of oil wash and pencil on paper. The irregular shape of the paper is a format that Nicholson continued to explore through printmaking from 1965. The circle is also a feature in much of Nicholson’s work of this time but here it is given greater authority through the title - Archimedes (about 287-212 BC) was a Greek mathematician and philosopher who wrote important works on geometry.
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artist:Ben Nicholson (1894 - 1982) English
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title:March 1963 (Archimedes)
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date created:March 1963
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materials:Oil on paper on board
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measurements:(framed: 54.00 x 46.00 cm)
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credit line:Bequeathed by Felicitas Vogler 2007
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accession number:GMA 4883
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Ben Nicholson
Ben Nicholson
Ben Nicholson was the eldest son of the painters William Nicholson and Mabel Pryde. He did not devote himself seriously to art until 1920, the same year he married the artist Winifred Roberts. His early works were simple and traditional still lifes. In 1921 he saw an exhibition of cubist paintings...