BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982)
Lot 8 PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE DISTINGUISHED COLLECTION OF KATE AND ALLAN EMIL

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

painting 1938 (red circle)

Closed18 October 2023

Price Realised

GBP 1,371,000

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BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982)
painting 1938 (red circle)
signed and dated 'Ben Nicholson 1938' (on the canvas overlap), signed and dated again and inscribed 'BEN NICHOLSON/1938/'painting 1938'/Nicholson/7 Mall Studios/Parkhill Rd/NW3 London/Chy an Kerris/Carbis Bay/St Ives/Cornwall' (on the backboard)
oil on canvas, in the artist's frame
38 3⁄8 x 48 ¾ in. (97.5 x 124 cm.)
Painted in 1938.

with Gimpel Fils, London, where purchased by Mr and Mrs Allan D. Emil, New York, in May 1958, and by descent to the present owners.

Specialist note

We are very grateful to Rachel Smith and Lee Beard for their assistance in cataloguing this lot.