Ben Nicholson
Painting

Painting

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Painting
Painting
ArtistEnglish, 1894–1982
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Painting
Date1946
PlaceLondon, England
MediumGraphite and colors on board
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (13.3 × 21 cm)
Credit LineGift of Isabel B. Wilson
Object number2004.1528
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
Provenance[Lefevre Gallery, London]; [The Redfern Gallery, London]; Alice Pratt Brown, Houston, by 1957; inherited by Isabel B. Wilson, Houston, by 2004; given to MFAH, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil on verso: "M ...(?) Kerris / C ... (?) Bay - S Ives / Cornwall", " 'ptg / 1946' "

Marked in pencil verso top: "Ben Nicholson / 1946"
Two printed back labels:
"THE LEVEVRE GALLERY (Alex Reid & Lefevre LTD) ...London"
"The REDFERN GALLERY Ltd. / ...London / Purchaser Mrs. George Brown /...August 10th 1957"

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