1937 (painting)
About this artwork
Nicholson visited Piet Mondrian’s studio in Paris in 1934 and was deeply impressed by the purity and geometry of the Dutch artist’s work. Although apparently abstract, many of Nicholson’s paintings of this period derive from still-life motifs on table-tops. This was a favourite motif of Picasso and Braque, whose work was profoundly understood and loved by Nicholson. In Painting 1937, the table legs are evident in the composition while the vertical black form is probably a bottle.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Ben Nicholson (1894 - 1982) English
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title:1937 (painting)
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date created:Dated 1937
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:50.60 x 63.50 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1979
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accession number:GMA 2100
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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...