About this artwork
Still lifes remained a continuous source of inspiration in Nicholson’s oeuvre. This work is an example of the artist’s masterly distillation of the object to a single line, which evokes form and space. It also demonstrates a method of working where the artist would adhere one of his drawings to a primed board. The result bears similarities to his relief works, yet it retains the unique qualities of oil wash and pencil on paper.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Ben Nicholson (1894 - 1982) English
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title:October 1965
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date created:October 1965
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materials:Pencil and oil wash on paper on board
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measurements:Paper: 49.00 x 38.00 cm (framed: 66.00 x 67.00 cm)
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credit line:Bequeathed by Felicitas Vogler 2007
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accession number:GMA 4886
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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...