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    Ben Nicholson

    Denham 1894 - 1982 London

    632   

    Corner of Olympia

    Estimate CHF 15'000
      JPY 2'850'000
    Hammer price CHF 16'000
    Information without guarantee
    16.06.2022
    German version below
    Shipping fees

    1972

    Pencil, gouache, watercolour, wash on paper, on painted and scratched hardboard

    39.5x42 cm, sheet size; 52.5x56 cm, underlay

    Titled, signed and dated on the reverse by the artist in pencil "Olympia pale green / Nicholson / 72" and 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; Zurich 1975, Galerie André Emmerich, Ben Nicholson, cat. No. 5, reprod.; Bottrop 1989, Quadrat Bottrop Josef Albers Museum, Ben Nicholson, cat. No. 64

    Condition

    Paper mounted on hardboard. Watercolour paint minimally faded. In very good condition

    Comments

    Ben Nicholson loved the southern landscapes of Italy and Greece, which always inspired him anew to create exciting compositions. The base is painted and incised 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

    Papier auf Hartfaserplatte montiert. Aquarellfarbe minim ausgeblichen. In sehr guter 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


     
     
     
    Estimated shipping fees
    Switzerland CHF200
    Europe CHF300
    USA CHF390
    Overseas CHF430

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