Ben Nicholson 1894-1982
Hubberholme, Yorkshire, 1972
Pencil and watercolour wash on paper, adhered on to board
Signed NICHOLSON, titled, dated 1972, inscribed for Angela and variously inscribed (on the reverse of the backboard)
Signed NICHOLSON, titled, dated 1972, inscribed for Angela and variously inscribed (on the reverse of the backboard)
unframed (sheet): 38.5 by 51.5cm.; 15 by 20¼in.
unframed (board) 45.5 by 62cm; 18 by 24½in.
framed: 48.5 by 65cm.; 19 by 25½ in.
unframed (board) 45.5 by 62cm; 18 by 24½in.
framed: 48.5 by 65cm.; 19 by 25½ in.
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Provenance: Angela Verren Taunt Ben Nicholson met Angela Verren Taunt at a Christmas party in Cambridge on 29 December 1971. Angela was a talented painter herself and had been a...
Provenance: Angela Verren Taunt
Ben Nicholson met Angela Verren Taunt at a Christmas party in Cambridge on 29 December 1971. Angela was a talented painter herself and had been a great admirer of Nicholson’s work. Ben invited Angela to visit his studio soon after they met, and it was clear there was an immediate connection. She shortly became his studio assistant, and the close friendship which developed between the two was of fundamental importance to the last ten years of Nicholson’s life. They also worked as collaborators on occasion. The support and creative exchange Ben received from Angela was an energizing element, which along with a return to the UK, helped him recapture a creative energy and zest for life and encouraged his artistic output during this final decade.
Ben Nicholson met Angela Verren Taunt at a Christmas party in Cambridge on 29 December 1971. Angela was a talented painter herself and had been a great admirer of Nicholson’s work. Ben invited Angela to visit his studio soon after they met, and it was clear there was an immediate connection. She shortly became his studio assistant, and the close friendship which developed between the two was of fundamental importance to the last ten years of Nicholson’s life. They also worked as collaborators on occasion. The support and creative exchange Ben received from Angela was an energizing element, which along with a return to the UK, helped him recapture a creative energy and zest for life and encouraged his artistic output during this final decade.
Provenance
Gifted by Ben Nicholson to Angela Verren TauntExhibitions
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, no. 33 (details untraced)
London, The Tate Gallery, Ben Nicholson, 13 October 1993 - 9 January 1994, no. 130, illustrated in the exh. cat., p. 236
St Etienne, Musée d'Art Modern, Ben Nicholson, 17 February - 2 May 1994, no. 130 (Arts Council Exhibition)
Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Ben Nicholson and the St Ives School (details untraced)
Literature
Ben Nicholson - Tate Gallery by Jeremy LewisonPg 201 - Fig. 130
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