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BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982)
Lot 214

BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982)

Cornish landscape

Fermé20 October 2022

Prix réalisé

GBP 8,820

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BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982)
Cornish landscape
signed and dated 'Ben Nicholson/1940' (on the reverse)
pencil on paper
12 3/8 x 15 in. (31.5 x 38 cm.)
Executed in 1940.

A gift from the artist to Philip James, and by descent.

Note du spécialiste

Philip James (1901-1974) was a friend of Barbara Hepworth and other St Ives artists. He was Director of Art for C.E.M.A. (The Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts) which subsequently became the Arts Council, between 1942 and 1958. Prior to this, he had been Keeper of the Library at the Victoria and Albert Museum between 1936 and 1939.