Ben Nicholson
5 Square , 1975 (Executed)
Lot #123 |
2024-06-07 |
Sotheby's, London
Made in Britain Day Auction
Category:
Sculpture
Estimate:
GBP 50,000 - 70,000 (currency of sale)
USD 64,000 - 89,600 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: L24144
Auction name: Made in Britain Day Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London
Start date: 2024-06-07
Currency: GBP
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 19th Century British Art
Department: Sculpture & 3D Art
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Dimensions: 51 by 44cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
51
Width In Centimeters:
44
Height In Inches:
20
Width In Inches:
17.25
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Year notes: Executed in 1975.
Provenance
Galleria Beyeler, Basel The Waddington Galleries, London Sale, Finarte Milan, 20 March 1989, lot 236, where acquired by the present owner
Exhibited
London, The Waddington Galleries, B. Nicholson , 1976
Literature
Longanesi & C., Arte all'incanto: Mercato e prezzi dell'arte e dell'antiquariato, 1988/89, illustrated p. 263 Architectural Digest, Italia, April, 2013
Catalog summary
Ben Nicholson 1894 - 1982 5 Square signed Nicholson , titled, dated 75 and inscribed (on the reverse of the backboard) oil, oil wash and relief on board, attached to Artist's backboard unframed: 51 by 44cm.; 20 by 17¼in. overall: 68.5 by 61cm.; 27 by 24in. Executed in 1975. We are grateful to Rachel Smith for her kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work. The present work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Ben Nicholson’s paintings and reliefs, which is currently being prepared. The authors encourage any other 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 Galleria Beyeler, Basel The Waddington Galleries, London Sale, Finarte Milan, 20 March 1989, lot 236, where acquired by the present owner Exhibited London, The Waddington Galleries, B. Nicholson , 1976 Literature Longanesi & C., Arte all'incanto: Mercato e prezzi dell'arte e dell'antiquariato, 1988/89, illustrated p. 263 Architectural Digest, Italia, April, 2013