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    Ben Nicholson

    Denham 1894 - 1982 London

    736   

    Corner of Olympia

    Estimate CHF 17'500
      JPY 3'325'000
    17.09.2020
    German version below

    1972

    Pencil, gouache, watercolor, washed on paper, on painted and scratched hardboard

    39,5x42 cm, sheet size; 52,5x56 cm, underlay

    Verso titled, signed and dated by the artist in pencil "Olympia pale green / Nicholson / 72" inscribed in red pencil "ph 15"

    Provenance

    Galerie André Emmerich, Zurich; acquired there in 1975 from private collection Switzerland

    Exhibitions

    London 1974, Tate Gallery, Ben Nicholson at the Tate Gallery, cat. no. 20. Zürich 1975, Galerie André Emmerich, Ben Nicholson, cat. no. 5, ill. Bottrop 1989, Quadrat Bottrop Josef Albers Museum, Ben Nicholson, cat. no. 64

    Condition

    Impeccable in preservation

    Comments

    Ben Nicholson loved the southern landscapes of Italy and Greece, which repeatedly inspired him to create exciting compositions. The base is painted and carved as usual by Nicholson


     
     

    Corner of Olympia


    1972

    Bleistift, Gouache, Aquarell, laviert auf Papier, auf bemalter und geritzter Hartfaserplatte

    39,5x42 cm, Blattgrösse; 52,5x56 cm, Unterlage

    Rückseitig vom Künstler in Bleistift betitelt, signiert und datiert "Olympia pale green / Nicholson / 72" sowie in Rotstift bezeichnet "ph 15"

    Provenienz

    Galerie André Emmerich, Zürich; dort erworben 1975 von Privatsammlung Schweiz

    Ausstellungen

    London 1974, Tate Gallery, Ben Nicholson at the Tate Gallery, Kat. Nr. 20. Zürich 1975, Galerie André Emmerich, Ben Nicholson, Kat. Nr. 5, reprod. Bottrop 1989, Quadrat Bottrop Josef Albers Museum, Ben Nicholson, Kat. Nr. 64

    Zustand

    Tadellos in der Erhaltung

    Erläuterungen

    Ben Nicholson liebte die südlichen Landschaften Italiens und Griechenlands, die ihn immer wieder von Neuem zu spannenden Kompositionen inspirierten. Die Unterlage ist wie üblich von Nicholson bemalt und geritzt

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