Ben Nicholson Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Ben Nicholson Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 21, 2024
Ben Nicholson OM, Moonshine, 1968
Est: £800 - £1,200
Ben Nicholson OM, British 1894-1982, Moonshine, 1968; etching on a used plate, edition of 50, a working proof, inscribed 2nd État (on verso) not in the artist's hand, sheet: 28.4 x 34.7 cm, (framed) (ARR)
Roseberys
Nov. 21, 2024
Ben Nicholson OM, Abstract Composition 1936, from 'The Penwith Portfolio', 1973
Est: £800 - £1,200
Amendment: Please note, this lot is signed and dated ‘1935’ on the reverse in pencil. Ben Nicholson OM, British 1894-1982, Abstract Composition 1936, from 'The Penwith Portfolio', 1973; lithograph in colours on wove, printed by the artist & Curwen Studio, Childford, published by Penwith Galleries Ltd., St Ives, sheet: 66.5 x 78cm, (framed) (ARR)
Roseberys
Nov. 21, 2024
Ben Nicholson (British 1894 - 1982) Five Circles
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
Ben Nicholson (British 1894 - 1982) Five Circles † signed and dated in pencil 'Ben Nicholson/1934' (lower right), indistinctly inscribed in pencil 'for Misorné (?)' (lower right), woodcut on wove paper, a proof aside from the numbered edition of 300, printed by Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover, plate 16 x 20 cm, sheet 31 x 34 cm, mounted and unframed
Dawsons Auctioneers
Nov. 18, 2024
Ben Nicholson (1894 Denham - London 1982) – long horizontal Patmos
Est: €2,200 - €2,500
Radierung mit Kaltnadel und Aquatinta auf Velin. (19)67. Ca. 14,5 x 33,5 cm (Blattgröße ca. 29,5 x 45 cm). Eines von 50 nummerierten Exemplaren. Signiert und datiert unten rechts. Blatt 1 der sechsteiligen Mappe „Ben Nicholson 1968“, herausgegeben von der Edition Lafranca, Locarno, mit dem Trockenstempel. Lafranca L 65. Schwach lichtrandig gebräunt, vereinzelte winzige Fleckchen und geringfügige Griffknicke. Insgesamt in guter Erhaltung. Taxation: differenzbesteuert (VAT: Margin Scheme)
Karl & Faber
Nov. 18, 2024
Ben Nicholson (1894 Denham - London 1982) – fragment of Tuscan cathedral
Est: €2,200 - €2,500
Radierung mit Kaltnadel und Aquatinta auf Velin. (19)65. Ca. 20 x 15 cm (Blattgröße ca. 31,5 x 27,5 cm). Eines von 50 nummerierten Exemplaren. Signiert und datiert unten mittig. Herausgegeben von der Galerie Beyeler, Riehen/Schweiz, gedruckt von François Lafranca, Locarno, mit dem Trockenstempel. Lafranca L 18. Schwach gebräunt, vereinzelte leichte Fleckchen und geringfügige Griffknicke, Blattkanten teils leicht bestoßen, rechts unten kleiner Papierknick. Insgesamt in guter Erhaltung. Taxation: differenzbesteuert (VAT: Margin Scheme)
Karl & Faber
Oct. 31, 2024
§ BEN NICHOLSON O.M. (BRITISH 1894-1982)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
BEN NICHOLSON O.M. (BRITISH 1894-1982) OCT. 55 (RADICOFANI), 1955 pencil and wash on paper 35.5cm x 44cm (14in x 17 ¼in) The Artist;E. Q. Nicholson, the artist's sister-in-law;with Gimpel Fils, London. Exhibited: Gimpel Fils, London, Place I, June - July 1983;Victoria Miro Gallery, London, Works on Paper from Acconci to Zittel, 26 June - 15 September 2001;Gimpel Fils, London, Drawing Show, 4 March - 3 April 2004, no. 31;Gimpel Fils, London, Collector's Choice II, 8 March - 28 April 2017. Literature:Read, Herbert, Ben Nicholson - Work Since 1947, Vol. 2, Lund Humphries, London, 1956, pl. 116, illustrated.
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 17, 2024
BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982). 1972 (Aegean). oil wash and pencil on pape
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982). 1972 (Aegean). oil wash and pencil on paper, shaped, on the artist's prepared board 17 ½ x 22 ¼ in. (45.4 x 56.5 cm.).
Christie's
Oct. 17, 2024
BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982). Nov 61 (octagonal). oil wash and pencil on
Est: £120,000 - £180,000
BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982). Nov 61 (octagonal). oil wash and pencil on board, on the artist's prepared board 35 ½ x 45 ½ in. (90.2 x 115.6 cm.).
Christie's
Oct. 17, 2024
BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982). Dec 1963 (Helmos). oil on carved board, re
Est: £60,000 - £80,000
BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982). Dec 1963 (Helmos). oil on carved board, relief 30 ¾ x 30 ¾ in. (78 x 78 cm.).
Christie's
Oct. 17, 2024
BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982). 1978 (still life with blue + stripes). pen
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982). 1978 (still life with blue + stripes). pencil, oil wash, gouache and ink on paper, shaped, on the artist's prepared board 13 5⁄8 x 11 ½ in. (34.6 x 29.3 cm.).
Christie's
Oct. 16, 2024
BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982). 1940-42 (painting). gouache on card 9 x 9
Est: £100,000 - £150,000
BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982). 1940-42 (painting). gouache on card 9 x 9 in. (22.8 x 22.8 cm.).
Christie's
Oct. 16, 2024
BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982). Aug 18-50 (Newlyn). oil and pencil on boar
Est: £120,000 - £180,000
BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982). Aug 18-50 (Newlyn). oil and pencil on board, on the artist's prepared board 13 7⁄8 x 15 in. (35.4 x 38.1 cm.).
Christie's
Oct. 16, 2024
Nicholson (Ben, 1894-1982). 6 Eaux-Fortes, Lafranca, 1969
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
Nicholson (Ben, 1894-1982). 6 Eaux-Fortes, Lafranca, 1969 AR * Nicholson (Ben, 1894-1982). 6 Eaux-Fortes et Eaux-Fortes-Aquatintes de Ben Nicholson, 1969, the complete suite of six etchings and etchings with aquatint on wove as published by François Lafranca, Locarno, March 1969, each signed, dated and numbered 33/50 in pencil, from the edition of 50 impressions (plus 6 artist proofs) each with Lafranca blindstamp to lower left corner, full sheets, five of the six prints loose with original tissue wrapper with the title, date and size printed to the upper wrapper (as issued), single printed sheet Justification du Tirage on BFK Rives paper, numbered in pencil '33', all (except one, mug and goblet) loosely contained in original grey card chemise with 'Ben Nicholson' and Lafranca logo to upper cover, housed in the original publisher's silver aluminium hinged protective case designed by Ferruccio Mantovani, Locarno (58 x 51 cm), etching of mug and goblet separately framed and glazed (59.5 x 54 cm) QTY: (6) NOTE: La Franca 65, 90, 97, 126, 86, 102. The titles of the six etchings are: long horizontal Patmos (1967), Torcello 2 (1967), glasstopped bottle (1968), mug and goblet (1968), two bottles and glass (1968) and Euboea (vertical) (1967) Patmos, plate size approx. 33 x 14.5 cm, sheet size 29.5 x 44 cm | Torcello 2, plate size approx. 31.5 x 31 cm, sheet size 44 x 47.5 cm | glasstopped bottle, plate size approx. 25.5 x 35.5 cm, sheet size 37 x 49 cm | mug and goblet, approx. 25 x 22 cm, sheet size | two bottles and glass, plate size approx. 32 x 32 cm, sheet size 42.5 x 47 cm | Euboea (vertical), 36 x 34 cm, sheet size 50 x 45.5 cm In this set, the impression of Euboea (vertical) has five additional pencil lines added to the composition by the artist.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Oct. 09, 2024
BEN NICHOLSON (1894-1982)
Est: €50 - €60
Poster on the occasion of his exhibition at Galerie André Emmerich Zurich, 3.5-7.6.1975 Description FR Affiche de l'exposition Galerie André Emmerich Zurich, 3.5-7.6.1975 Beschrijving NL Poster n.a.v. expo Galerie André Emmerich Zürich, 3.5-7.6.1975
Bernaerts Auctioneers
Sep. 13, 2024
Ben Nicholson: Porthmeor
Est: CHF80,000 - CHF100,000
Ben Nicholson (Denham 1894 - 1982 London) Porthmeor Öl auf Collage aus geschnittenem Karton und Spanplatte auf Spanplatte / Oil on collage of cut cardboard and chipboard mounted on chipboard 8. Oktober 1953 37,5x25,5cm / 37.5x25.5cm Signatur / Signature Rückseitig vom Künstler in Bleistift auf der Hartfaserplatte datiert, betitelt und signiert "Oct 8-53 (Porthmeor) / Ben Nicholson" Dated, titled and signed "Oct 8-53 (Porthmeor) / Ben Nicholson" in pencil by the artist on the reverse of the hardboard panel Provenienz / Provenance An der Ausstellung in Zürich 1955 erworben von Slg. Anna Blankart, durch Erbschaft an Privatsammlung Schweiz Acquired at the 1955 exhibition in Zurich from Collection Anna Blankart, by inheritance to Private collection Switzerland Ausstellungen / Exhibitions Venedig 1954, XXVII. Biennale, mit 2 Etiketts, auf dem roten Etikett fälschlicherweise betitelt "Oct 8 - 53, Kerrowe" Amsterdam/Paris/Brüssel, Zürich, 1954-1955, Ben Nicholson, Kat Nr. 58, mit Etiketts Venice 1954, XXVII Biennale, with 2 labels, on the red label erroneously titled "Oct 8 - 53, Kerrowe" Amsterdam/Paris/Brussels, Zurich, 1954-1955, Ben Nicholson, cat. no. 58, with labels Zustand / Condition In tadelloser Erhaltung. In einem vom Künstler ausgewählten Rahmen In impeccable condition. In a frame selected by the artist Erläuterungen / Comments Porthmeor ist ein Weiler in der Nähe von St. Ives in Cornwall und bedeutet "Grosse Bucht". Der kleine Künstlerort St. Ives war der Wohnort Nicholsons. 1993 eröffnete die Londoner Tate Gallery einen Ableger in St. Ives am Porthmeor Beach mit Werken von Künstlern wie Ben Nicholson oder Barbara Hepworth, mit der Nicholson von 1938 bis 1951 verheiratet war. Im Vorwort des Zürcher Ausstellungskatalogs von 1955 beschreibt Herbert Read das Werk Nicholsons wie folgt: "Das ganze Werk zeichnet sich durch äusserste Klarheit und Präzision aus, die von keiner metaphysischen Doktrin diktiert ist, sondern einzig und allein des Künstlers schöpferischer Phantasie entspringt […].". Porthmeor is a hamlet near St Ives in Cornwall and means "big bay". The small artists' village of St Ives was Nicholson's place of residence. In 1993, the London Tate Gallery opened a branch in St Ives on Porthmeor Beach with works by artists such as Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth, to whom Nicholson was married from 1938 to 1951. In the foreword to the 1955 Zurich exhibition catalogue, Herbert Read describes Nicholson's work as follows: "The whole work is characterised by extreme clarity and precision, which is not dictated by any metaphysical doctrine, but springs solely from the artist's creative imagination [...]." Erwartete Ausrufzeit / Estimated Auction Time of Lot (+/- 30min) 13.09.2024; 17:25 h (MEST / CET) For further information visit our website (www.kornfeld.ch) Versandkosten / Shipping cost Schweiz / Switzerland: CHF 130.- Europa / Europe: CHF 230.- Übrige Länder / Other countries: CHF 290.-
Galerie Kornfeld Auktionen AG
Sep. 04, 2024
Ben Nicholson OM, jug & glass, 1948;
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
Ben Nicholson OM, British 1894-1982, jug & glass, 1948; drypoint etching on watermarked laid paper, signed and numbered 18/20 in pencil, also signed in the plate 'BN 48' plate: 20 x 15 cm, (framed) (ARR) Note: Ben Nicholson, 'Prints 1928-1968', Alan Cristea Gallery, 2007, pl.19
Roseberys
Aug. 22, 2024
Ben Nicholson (British, 1894-1982) Turkish Sundial with Column, 1967
Est: $800 - $1,200
Ben Nicholson (British, 1894-1982) Turkish Sundial with Column, 1967 pencil, ink and wash over unique etching on paper signed, titled and dated Nicholson 67 verso 8 x 8 3/4 in. (20.3 x 22.2cm)
Freeman’s | Hindman
Jul. 25, 2024
Nicholson (Ben, 1894-1982). 6 Eaux-Fortes, Lafranca, 1969
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
Nicholson (Ben, 1894-1982). 6 Eaux-Fortes, Lafranca, 1969 AR * Nicholson (Ben, 1894-1982). 6 Eaux-Fortes et Eaux-Fortes-Aquatintes de Ben Nicholson, 1969, the complete suite of six etchings and etchings with aquatint on wove as published by François Lafranca, Locarno, March 1969, each signed, dated and numbered 33/50 in pencil, from the edition of 50 impressions (plus 6 artist proofs) each with Lafranca blindstamp to lower left corner, full sheets, five of the six prints loose with original tissue wrapper with the title, date and size printed to the upper wrapper (as issued), single printed sheet Justification du Tirage on BFK Rives paper, numbered in pencil '33', all (except one, mug and goblet) loosely contained in original grey card chemise with 'Ben Nicholson' and Lafranca logo to upper cover, housed in the original publisher's silver aluminium hinged protective case designed by Ferruccio Mantovani, Locarno (58 x 51 cm), etching of mug and goblet separately framed and glazed (59.5 x 54 cm) QTY: (6) NOTE: La Franca 65, 90, 97, 126, 86, 102. The titles of the six etchings are: long horizontal Patmos (1967), Torcello 2 (1967), glasstopped bottle (1968), mug and goblet (1968), two bottles and glass (1968) and Euboea (vertical) (1967) Patmos, plate size approx. 33 x 14.5 cm, sheet size 29.5 x 44 cm | Torcello 2, plate size approx. 31.5 x 31 cm, sheet size 44 x 47.5 cm | glasstopped bottle, plate size approx. 25.5 x 35.5 cm, sheet size 37 x 49 cm | mug and goblet, approx. 25 x 22 cm, sheet size | two bottles and glass, plate size approx. 32 x 32 cm, sheet size 42.5 x 47 cm | Euboea (vertical), 36 x 34 cm, sheet size 50 x 45.5 cm In this set, the impression of Euboea (vertical) has five additional pencil lines added to the composition by the artist.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jul. 06, 2024
Ben Nicholson Oil Wash, Red Emphasis ph 544, 1963
Est: $44,000 - $48,000
PRE-APPROVAL BY 5 PM ET THURSDAY JULY 4 IS REQUIRED TO BID ON THIS LOT. PLEASE CONTACT CASE AUCTIONS, INC. FOR DETAILS. (865) 558-3033 or BID@CASEAUCTIONS.COM. Ben Nicholson (England, 1894-1982), Red Emphasis ph 544, 1963. Oil wash and graphite painting on paper, mounted to painted Masonite board. Abstract geometric composition in tan, white, and red; signed, dated, titled, and numbered "NICHOLSON / aug 63 / (red emphasis) ph 544" en verso. With Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York, label plus gallery stamp, additional label, and sticker inscribed "33" en verso. Board: 16 3/4" H x 18 1/2" W. Frame: 18 1/4" H x 19" W. Note: Photocopy of relevant page from a 1980 institutional publication with provenance history is included in the image sequence. Biographical note: "A modernist painter and sculptor who adopted the constructivist style in the 1930s, Nicholson is known primarily for his geometric abstract reliefs. He studied at the Slade School of Art 1910-1911, and spent most of the years 1911-1918 abroad. He married the painter Winifred Dacre (nee Roberts) in 1920, and began experimenting with abstract painting in 1924. Also in that year he became a member of the Seven and Five Society...and was elected president in 1926. In 1928, under the influence of Alfred Wallis, he began to paint in a primitive style. He travelled to France in 1932 and 1933 in the company of the sculptor Barbara Hepworth. There he became acquainted with Arp, Miro, Mondrian, and Calder. In 1933 both Nicholson and Hepworth were invited to join the Abstraction-Creation Group in Paris. He and Hepworth were married soon after, and during this period Nicholson began to make his signature carved reliefs. In 1937 he co-edited the magazine 'Circle' with Naum Gabo. In 1939 he and Hepworth relocated from London to Cornwall. The second world war interrupted their association with the international modernist movement, but Nicholson continued to develop his work, and introduced color to his reliefs and revisted landscape themes. Through the 1950s Nicholson continued to exhibit and garner awards. In 1957 he married Felicitas Vogler. They moved to Ticino in 1958. The Tate Gallery mounted his second retrospective in 1969. He left Vogler and returned to England in 1971, where he continued to work until his death in 1982." (Source: Getty Research Foundation Museum) PROVENANCE: Deaccessioned by a Southern institution to benefit the acquisitions fund; Acquired from Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York, 1964.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jul. 03, 2024
Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) two bottles & glass (Alan Cristea 142; Lafranca 86)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) Two Bottles & Glass (Alan Cristea 142; Lafranca 86) Etching, 1968, signed and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 50, printed by François Lafranca, published by Editions Lafranca, Locarno, on velin Rives wove paper, with full margins, sheet 436 x 475mm (17 1/8 x 18 3/4in) This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Forum Auctions - UK
Jun. 30, 2024
BEN NICHOLSON PAINTING - ABSTRACT
Est: $500 - $800
20th century cubist oil painting on board signed Nicholson '56 (probably School of Ben Nicholson 1894-1982, important English artist). Has Crescent Gallery, Mount St. in Bath label verso. 17.5 x 13.5 in, framed 19.5 x 15.5 in.
Americana Auctions
Jun. 30, 2024
BEN NICHOLSON PAINTING - ABSTRACT
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
20th century cubist oil painting on board signed Nicholson '58 (probably School of Ben Nicholson 1894-1982, important English artist). Has Gresham Gallery in London label verso. 19 x 23 in, framed 33 x 37 in.
Americana Auctions
Jun. 28, 2024
Ben NICHOLSON (1894-1982) England
Est: $200,000 - $300,000
Ben NICHOLSON (1894-1982) ; Untitled ; 1945 ; oil on canvas / board ; dimensions 41 x 41 cm (16 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.) ; frame size 45 x 45 cm (17 3/4 x 17 3/4 in.) ; signed and dated on verso ; Shipping to USA - DHL $430 , National post with tracking service $285 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL $330 , National post with tracking service $215
Art-Torg
Jun. 20, 2024
BEN NICHOLSON
Est: CHF1,000 - CHF2,000
BEN NICHOLSON (Denham 1894–1982 London) Jug and Goblet. 1967. Etching. 13/50. Signed and dated in pencil lower left: Nicholson 67. Image 38 × 21.5 cm on wove paper 49.2 × 32.5 cm. Published and printed by Lafranca (with the blind stamp embrossing). Catalogue raisonné: Lafranca, no. L 54. --------------- BEN NICHOLSON (Denham 1894–1982 London) Jug and Goblet. 1967. Radierung. 13/50. Unten links mit Bleistift signiert und datiert: Nicholson 67. Darstellung 38 × 21,5 cm auf Vélin 49,2 × 32,5 cm. Erschienen und gedruckt bei Lafranca (mit dem Blindstempel). Werkverzeichnis: Lafranca, Nr. L 54. ---------------
Koller Auctions
Jun. 18, 2024
Ben Nicholson OM, Paros II, 1967;
Est: £800 - £1,200
Ben Nicholson OM, British 1894-1982, Paros II, 1967; etching on wove, signed, dated and numbered 50/50 in pencil, sheet: 42 x 38 cm, (framed) (ARR)
Roseberys
Jun. 11, 2024
Attributed to: Ben Nicholson (English 1894-1982) Untitled, Ink, Signed Nicholson 1970, Image Size 11.5 x 15.5, Framed and
Est: $300 - $600
Attributed to: Ben Nicholson (English 1894-1982) Untitled, Ink, Signed Nicholson 1970, Image Size 11.5 x 15.5, Framed and
Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
Jun. 07, 2024
June 7-49 (Still Life with Cornish Landscape)
Est: £50,000 - £80,000
Property Formerly in the Collection Of Sir Antony And Lady Hornby Ben Nicholson 1894 - 1982 June 7-49 (Still Life with Cornish Landscape) signed Ben Nicholson and titled June 7-49 (on a strip on canvas attached to the backing board) oil and pencil on canvas, laid on board unframed: 23 by 30cm.; 9 by 12in. framed: 41 by 49cm.; 16¼ by 19¼in. Executed on 7 June 1949. We are grateful to Rachel Smith for her kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work. The present work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Ben Nicholson’s paintings and reliefs, which is currently being prepared. The authors encourage any other owners to be in touch. Please write to Rachel Smith, c/o Sotheby’s Modern & Postwar British Art, Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA or email info@bncr.org.uk.
Sotheby's
Jun. 07, 2024
5 Square
Est: £50,000 - £70,000
Ben Nicholson 1894 - 1982 5 Square signed Nicholson, titled, dated 75 and inscribed (on the reverse of the backboard) oil, oil wash and relief on board, attached to Artist's backboard overall: 68.5 by 61cm.; 27 by 24in. Executed in 1975. We are grateful to Rachel Smith for her kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work. The present work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Ben Nicholson’s paintings and reliefs, which is currently being prepared. The authors encourage any other owners to be in touch. Please write to Rachel Smith, c/o Sotheby’s Modern & Postwar British Art, Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA or email info@bncr.org.uk.
Sotheby's
Jun. 07, 2024
(Certaldo)
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
Property from the Collection of Angela Verren Taunt Ben Nicholson 1894 - 1982 (Certaldo) signed Nicholson, dated 74, titled and inscribed res. angela verren when I pop OFF (on the reverse of the board) pencil and oil wash on paper attached to the Artist's board unframed (sheet): 36.5 by 50.5cm.; 15 by 19¾in. unframed (board): 54 by 68.5cm.; 21¼ by 27in. framed: 57.5 by 71.5cm.; 22½ by 28¼in. Executed in 1974. We are grateful to Rachel Smith for her kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work. A catalogue raisonné of Ben Nicholson’s paintings and reliefs is currently being prepared, and the authors encourage owners to be in touch. Please write to Rachel Smith, c/o Sotheby’s Modern & Postwar British Art, Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA or email info@bncr.org.uk.
Sotheby's
Jun. 07, 2024
(20 Strings)
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
Property from the Collection of Angela Verren Taunt Ben Nicholson 1894 - 1982 (20 strings) signed Nicholson, titled, dated april 20, 78 and inscribed (on the reverse of the sheet); also signed Nicholson, titled, dated april 20 78 (on the reverse of the backboard); further signed Nicholson, dated 1979 and inscribed lent to angela + to become her property / when I pop off (on the stretcher bar) felt tip pen, watercolour and ink wash on paper, attached to an Artist's backboard unframed (sheet): 14.5 by 13.5cm.; 5¾ by 5¼in. unframed (board): 22.5 by 24cm.; 8½ by 9½in. framed: 23 by 25cm.; 9 by 10in. Executed on 20 April 1978. We are grateful to Rachel Smith for her kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work. A catalogue raisonné of Ben Nicholson’s paintings and reliefs is currently being prepared, and the authors encourage owners to be in touch. Please write to Rachel Smith, c/o Sotheby’s Modern & Postwar British Art, Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA or email info@bncr.org.uk.
Sotheby's
Jun. 07, 2024
1972 (Olympia)
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
Property from the Collection of Angela Verren Taunt Ben Nicholson 1894 - 1982 1972 (Olympia) signed with initials BN_ and inscribed reserved Angela Verren (on the reverse of the backboard) pencil and oil wash on paper, attached to Artist's backboard unframed (sheet): 31 by 52.5cm.; 12¼ by 20½in. framed: 48 by 70cm.; 19 by 27½in. Executed in 1972. We are grateful to Rachel Smith for her kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work. A catalogue raisonné of Ben Nicholson’s paintings and reliefs is currently being prepared, and the authors encourage owners to be in touch. Please write to Rachel Smith, c/o Sotheby’s Modern & Postwar British Art, Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA or email info@bncr.org.uk.
Sotheby's
Jun. 07, 2024
Spanner with Teeth
Est: £15,000 - £20,000
Property from the Collection of Angela Verren Taunt Ben Nicholson 1894 - 1982 Spanner with teeth signed Ben Nicholson, titled, dated 1973 and variously inscribed (on the reverse of the backboard); further inscribed for angela when I pop off (on the reverse of the frame) lino cut, pencil and oil wash on board, laid on Artist's board unframed (central image): 26 by 9.5cm.; 10¼ by 3¾in. unframed (board): 40 by 20cm.; 15¾ by 8in. framed: 42 by 22cm.; 16½ by 8¾in. Executed in 1973. We are grateful to Rachel Smith for her kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work. A catalogue raisonné of Ben Nicholson’s paintings and reliefs is currently being prepared, and the authors encourage owners to be in touch. Please write to Rachel Smith, c/o Sotheby’s Modern & Postwar British Art, Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA or email info@bncr.org.uk.
Sotheby's
Jun. 07, 2024
Goblet and Pale Mauve
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
Property from the Collection of Angela Verren Taunt Ben Nicholson 1894 - 1982 Goblet and Pale Mauve signed Nicholson, titled, dated May 78 and inscribed (on the reverse of the sheet); also titled (on the front of the backboard) (partially obscured); further signed Nicholson, titled (twice), and dated 1979 (on the reverse of the backboard); further inscribed lent to angela / + to become her property when I pop off (on the stretcher) ink, felt tip pen, ink wash and oil wash on paper, laid on the Artist's backboard unframed (sheet): 20 by 9.5cm.; 8 by 3¾in. unframed (board): 30.5 by 18cm.; 12 by 7in. framed: 31.5 by 18.5cm.; 12½ by 7¼in. Executed between May 1978 - 1979. We are grateful to Rachel Smith for her kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work. A catalogue raisonné of Ben Nicholson’s paintings and reliefs is currently being prepared, and the authors encourage owners to be in touch. Please write to Rachel Smith, c/o Sotheby’s Modern & Postwar British Art, Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA or email info@bncr.org.uk.
Sotheby's
Jun. 07, 2024
Hubberholme, Yorkshire
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
Property from the Collection of Angela Verren Taunt Ben Nicholson 1894 - 1982 Hubberholme, Yorkshire signed NICHOLSON, titled, dated 1972, inscribed for Angela and variously inscribed (on the reverse of the backboard) pencil and watercolour wash on paper, adhered on to board 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. Executed in 1972. We are grateful to Rachel Smith for her kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work. A catalogue raisonné of Ben Nicholson’s paintings and reliefs is currently being prepared, and the authors encourage owners to be in touch. Please write to Rachel Smith, c/o Sotheby’s Modern & Postwar British Art, Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA or email info@bncr.org.uk.
Sotheby's
Jun. 07, 2024
White Relief (second version)
Est: £25,000 - £35,000
Property from the Collection of Angela Verren Taunt Ben Nicholson and Angela Verren Taunt 1894 - 1982; 1930 - 2023 White Relief (second version) signed Ben, titled, dated 75 and inscribed lent to A + when i pop off - for angela / (who helped make it) (on the reverse of the backboard) oil on carved relief, laid on Artist's backboard unframed (central board): 10 by 20cm; 4 by 8in. unframed (backboard): 19 by 30cm.; 7½ by 12in. framed: 21 by 31.5cm.; 8¼ by 12½in. Executed in 1975. We are grateful to Rachel Smith for her kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work. The present work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Ben Nicholson’s paintings and reliefs, which is currently being prepared. The authors encourage any other owners to be in touch. Please write to Rachel Smith, c/o Sotheby’s Modern & Postwar British Art, Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA or email info@bncr.org.uk.
Sotheby's
Jun. 06, 2024
July 14–54 (viper)
Est: £250,000 - £350,000
Property of a Gentleman Ben Nicholson 1894 - 1982 July 14–54 (viper) signed Ben Nicholson, titled and dated July 14-54 (on the reverse of the board) oil, gouache, watercolour, pencil, crayon and oil wash on paper, laid on Artist's board unframed (including board): 58.5 by 40.5cm.; 23 by 16in. framed: 77.5 by 59.5cm.; 30½ by 23½in. Executed on 14 July 1954. We are grateful to Rachel Smith for her kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work. A catalogue raisonné of Ben Nicholson’s paintings and reliefs is currently being prepared, and the authors encourage owners to be in touch. Please write to Rachel Smith, c/o Sotheby’s Modern & Postwar British Art, Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA or email info@bncr.org.uk.
Sotheby's
Jun. 06, 2024
Painting, 1942
Est: £120,000 - £180,000
Property of a Lady Ben Nicholson 1894 - 1982 Painting, 1942 signed Ben Nicholson, dated 1942 and inscribed (on the reverse of the board) gouache and pencil on Artist's board with relief, laid on Artist's prepared board unframed (Artist's board): 23 by 31.5cm.; 9 by 12½in. framed: 24.5 by 33cm.; 9½ by 13in. Executed in 1942. We are grateful to Rachel Smith for her kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work. A catalogue raisonné of Ben Nicholson’s paintings and reliefs is currently being prepared, and the authors encourage owners to be in touch. Please write to Rachel Smith, c/o Sotheby’s Modern & Postwar British Art, Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA or email info@bncr.org.uk.
Sotheby's
Jun. 06, 2024
aug 63 (metallic)
Est: £120,000 - £180,000
Ben Nicholson 1894 - 1982 aug 63 (metallic) signed Ben Nicholson, titled, dated aug 63 and inscribed (on the reverse of the backboard) oil and pencil on carved board relief, laid on to the Artist's prepared board unframed (inner board): 31.5 by 37cm.; 12¼ by 14½in. unframed (backboard): 44.5 by 50cm.; 17½ by 19¾in. framed: 48 by 54cm.; 19 by 21¼in. Executed in 1963. We are grateful to Rachel Smith for her kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work. The present work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Ben Nicholson’s paintings and reliefs, which is currently being prepared. The authors encourage any other owners to be in touch. Please write to Rachel Smith, c/o Sotheby’s Modern & Postwar British Art, Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA or email info@bncr.org.uk.
Sotheby's
Jun. 06, 2024
Still Life with Green Jug
Est: £150,000 - £250,000
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection Ben Nicholson 1894 - 1982 Still Life with Green Jug inscribed (on the reverse) oil and pencil on board unframed: 46 by 55cm.; 18 by 21½in. framed: 65 by 74cm.; 25½ by 29in. Executed in 1929. We are grateful to Rachel Smith for her kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work. The present work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Ben Nicholson’s paintings and reliefs, which is currently being prepared. The authors encourage any other owners to be in touch. Please write to Rachel Smith, c/o Sotheby’s Modern & Postwar British Art, Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA or email info@bncr.org.uk.
Sotheby's
Jun. 06, 2024
Painting, 1938
Est: £300,000 - £500,000
Property from a Distinguished British Collection Ben Nicholson 1894 – 1982 Painting, 1938 signed Ben Nicholson, dated 1938 and inscribed (on the reverse) oil and pencil on board, attached to the Artist's prepared board unframed (image): 35 by 25cm.; 13¾ by 9¾in. framed: 49.5 by 39.5cm.; 19½ by 15½in. Executed in 1938. We are grateful to Rachel Smith for her kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work. The present work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Ben Nicholson’s paintings and reliefs, which is currently being prepared. The authors encourage any other owners to be in touch. Please write to Rachel Smith, c/o Sotheby’s Modern & Postwar British Art, Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA or email info@bncr.org.uk.
Sotheby's
Jun. 06, 2024
Design for an Act Drop
Est: £200,000 - £300,000
Property from the Collection of Angela Verren Taunt Ben Nicholson 1894 - 1982 Design for an Act Drop signed Ben Nicholson, dated 1945 and inscribed (on the reverse) pencil and gouache on Artist's board unframed (window): 21 by 37 cm.; 8¼ by 14½in. framed: 39 by 55cm.; 15¼ by 21½in. Executed in 1945. We are grateful to Rachel Smith for her kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work. A catalogue raisonné of Ben Nicholson’s paintings and reliefs is currently being prepared, and the authors encourage owners to be in touch. Please write to Rachel Smith, c/o Sotheby’s Modern & Postwar British Art, Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA or email info@bncr.org.uk.
Sotheby's
May. 11, 2024
Nicholson, Ben. Fragment einer
Est: €200 - €300
Nicholson, Ben. Fragment einer toskanischen Kathedrale. Kaltnadelradierung auf Bütten. Im unteren Rand mit Prägedrucken des Künstlernamens, der Datierung und mit "Galerie Beyeler". 1965. Motivmaße: 20 x 15 cm. Blattmaße: 32,5 x 27 cm. Eins von 380 Exemplaren. - Exklusive Edition des Künstlers Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) für die Galerie Beyeler, die 1982 in die Gründung einer Stiftung mündete. Aus dieser wiederum entstand 1997 die Beyeler Foundation, heute eines der wichtigsten Kunstmuseen der Welt. - Am oberen Rand auf Unterlage montiert und unter Passepartout, Blatt minimal gebräunt, die obere Kante etwas stärker, der Rand selten leicht ausgefasert.
Nosbüsch & Stucke GmbH
May. 03, 2024
Ben Nicholson (1894 Denham - London 1982)
Est: €500 - €700
Olympia. 1966. Aquatinta-Radierung auf Velin. Unterhalb der Darstellung signiert, datiert und nummeriert: Nicholson, 66, 58/60. Blattmaß: 27 x 30,8 cm. Hrsg. von: Francois Lafranca, Cerentino, Schweiz (mit Prägestempel).
AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald
Apr. 26, 2024
§ BEN NICHOLSON (BRITISH 1894-1982)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
BEN NICHOLSON (BRITISH 1894-1982) VERONA, 1966 signed, inscribed Sadie & Leslie and dated March 66 in pencil (lower right), also inscribed Artist’s proof (Verona) (to reverse), etching on paper, blind-stamped (lower left), an artist's proof aside from the edition of 50: accompanied by a framed photograph of another work by Nicholson, annotated by the Artist (to reverse) plate: 23cm x 11cm (9in x 4 ¼in): sheet; 35.6cm x 25.5cm (14in x 10in) Gift of the Artist to Leslie Martin and Sadie Speight and thence by descent to the current owner. Verona by Ben Nicholson and Design for a Mobile by Arthur Jackson were given by the artists to the architect Leslie Martin (1908-2000) and his wife, the designer Sadie Speight (1906-92). Martin and Speight played leading roles in twentieth-century architecture and design and as champions of progressive art. They met at the University of Manchester’s School of Architecture in the 1920s and married in 1935. The Martins first saw Nicholson’s work at the Unit One exhibition at the Major Gallery, London in April 1934. Shortly afterwards they visited Nicholson in the Hampstead studio he shared with Barbara Hepworth, thus beginning lifelong friendships. They also became friends with Hepworth’s cousin and Nicholson’s pupil, the artist and architect Arthur Jackson Hepworth. The group found their own professional interests closely affiliated and as a result the Martins joined the vanguard of modernism in England. Highlights of their relationships included Martin working with Nicholson and Naum Gabo as co-editors of Circle: International Survey of Constructive Art, published in 1937, for which Sadie Martin acted as Secretary. It included reproductions of two of Jackson’s paintings. Between 1937 and 1939 Jackson trained under Martin at Hull School of Architecture and worked as his assistant for a time before 1940. On Nicholson’s return from Switzerland to England in 1971, he spent three years living beside the Martins in Cambridgeshire. He died two weeks before an exhibition dedicated to Circle opened at Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge, for which Martin wrote the introduction, stating: ‘What has remained for me and others of my generation, is a confirmation of the belief that art, whether it is painting, sculpture or architecture can be one of the great constructive and unifying forces in our lives. That is what we intended Circle to express.’ (Leslie Martin, ‘Introduction’, ed. Jeremy Lewison, Circle: Constructive Art in Britain 1934-40, Kettle’s Yard Gallery, Cambridge, 1982).
Lyon & Turnbull
Apr. 26, 2024
§ BEN NICHOLSON O.M. (BRITISH 1894-1982)
Est: £700 - £1,000
BEN NICHOLSON O.M. (BRITISH 1894-1982) URBINO,1965 (LAFRANCA 1) signed, dated and numbered 44/50 in pencil (lower left), etching with platetone on wove paper plate: 21.3cm x 15cm (8 ½in x 5 7/8in) sheet: 30cm x 25.3cm (12in x 10in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Apr. 26, 2024
§ BEN NICHOLSON O.M. (BRITISH 1894-1982)
Est: £700 - £1,000
BEN NICHOLSON O.M. (BRITISH 1894-1982) FORMS IN A LANDSCAPE (COLUMNS AND JUGS), 1966 (LAFRANCA 15) signed and dated in pencil (lower right), etching with plate-tone, unnumbered, aside from the edition of 300 plate (irregular): 20cm x 21cm (7 ¾in x 8 ¼in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Apr. 25, 2024
† Ben Nicholson (1894-1982), Sailing boat through a window, Isle of Wight, unsigned, pencil on notepaper, 14 x 9 cm, framed and glazed 30.5 x 25 cm
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
† Ben Nicholson (1894-1982), Sailing boat through a window, Isle of Wight, unsigned, pencil on notepaper, 14 x 9 cm, framed and glazed 30.5 x 25 cm Bequeathed by the artist thence Sotheby's 20th Century British Art and Irish Art - 25 May 2006
Dawsons Auctioneers
Apr. 24, 2024
BEN NICHOLSON (1894–1982)
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
BEN NICHOLSON (1894–1982) THESE MEN USE SHELL lithographic poster, 1938, condition A-; not backed, framed 76cm x 114cm (30in x 45in)
Lyon & Turnbull