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BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982)
1968 (Delos 2)
signed, inscribed and dated 'Ben Nicholson/67/(Delos 2)' (on the reverse)
oil on carved board, relief
80 1/4 x 46 3/4 in. (203.8 x 118.7 cm.)
Painted in 1967-68.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner's parents in 1968-69, and by descent.
Literature
J. Russell (intro.), Ben Nicholson drawings, paintings and reliefs 1911-1968, London, 1969, pp. 14-15, 305, illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, Ben Nicholson London, Tate Gallery, 1969, pp. 60, 71, no. 123, illustrated.
N. Lynton, Ben Nicholson London, 1993, pp. 380, 383, pl. 367.
J. Lewison, exhibition catalogue, Ben Nicholson London, Tate Gallery, 1993, pp. 199, 235, no. 127, illustrated.
N. Lynton, Ben Nicholson London, 1998, p. 205, illustrated.
Exhibited
London, Tate Gallery, Ben Nicholson June - July 1969, no. 123.
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