Ben Nicholson
Ligurion , 1972 (Executed)
Lot #352 |
2024-11-15 |
Sotheby's, London
Modern British & Irish Art Day Auction
Category:
Works on Paper
Estimate:
GBP 2,500 - 3,500 (currency of sale)
USD 3,200 - 4,480 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: L24138
Auction name: Modern British & Irish Art Day Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London
Start date: 2024-11-15
Currency: GBP
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 19th Century British Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 44 by 57 cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
44
Width In Centimeters:
57
Height In Inches:
17.25
Width In Inches:
22.5
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Year notes: Executed in 1972.
Provenance
Gifted by Ben Nicholson to Angela Verren Taunt
Catalog summary
Property from the Collection of Angela Verren Taunt Ben Nicholson 1894 - 1982 Ligurion titled LIGURION, dated 72, and inscribed with the Artist’s initials (sheet verso) pencil and watercolour wash on paper, attached to the Artist’s backboard framed: 44 by 57 cm.;17¼ by 22½in. unframed (sheet): 29 by 42 cm.; 11½ by 16½in. Executed in 1972. We are grateful to Rachel Smith for her kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work. There is a forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Ben Nicholson’s paintings and reliefs which is currently being prepared. The authors encourage any owners to be in touch. Please write to Rachel Smith, c/o Sotheby’s Modern & Postwar British Art, Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA or email [email protected] . Provenance Gifted by Ben Nicholson to Angela Verren Taunt