Ben Nicholson 1894-1982
1968 (Euboea), 1968
Pencil, oil wash and etching on paper
13 3/4 x 7 3/8 in
35 x 18.8 cm
35 x 18.8 cm
Signed, inscribed and dated Nicholson/68./(Euboea)
This work is executed on a section of a proof copy of the etching Euboea (vertical), 1967 (see Ben Nicholson Prints 1928-1968, The Rentsch Collection published by Alan Cristea Gallery...
This work is executed on a section of a proof copy of the etching Euboea (vertical), 1967 (see Ben Nicholson Prints 1928-1968, The Rentsch Collection published by Alan Cristea Gallery 2007, catalogue number 96). Nicholson regularly did this “they not only of course get worked on but cut – sometimes whole slices cut off” (letter from Ben Nicholson to Cyril Reddihough 11th January 1966).
Provenance
Marlborough Fine Art, London
Messums, London
Caroline Wiseman Modern and Contemporary, London
Private collection, UK