Artwork details

Artist

Title

Yeroskipos

Description

Signed ‘Nicholson’, titled, and dated 73 and inscribed (sheet verso), further signed NICHOLSON, titled, dated 1973, and inscribed ‘for Angela when I pop’ (on the backboard verso).

Pencil and oil wash on paper, attached to the Artist’s backboard

Framed: 67 x 55.5 cm.; 26 ½ x 22 in.
Unframed: 48 x 35.5 cm.; 19 x 14 in.

From the Collection of Angela Verren Taunt.

Ben Nicholson met Angela Verren Taunt at a Christmas party in Cambridge on 29 December 1971. Angela, a gifted painter in her own right and long-time admirer of Nicholson’s work, became his studio assistant in the early 70’s. They developed a close friendship and occasionally collaborated on artistic projects, and Angela’s support and creative input played a crucial role in the final decade of Nicholson’s life.

Date

1973

Medium

Mixed Media

Signature

Signed

Sheet

48 x 35.5 cm

Status

Available

Price

Price on request

Ben Nicholson

Born into a family of artists, Ben Nicholson was the son of artists Sir William Nicholson and Mable Pryde. His artistic journey began when was influenced by his father from an early age to paint still-lifes. During the years 1910-11 he studied at the Slade School of Art and during 1912-1914 spent most of his time travelling between France and Italy.