Ben Nicholson
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- Artist
Key facts:
- Life: 1894 - 1982
- Country: United Kingdom
- Gender: male
- Books: 9
- Series Books: 1
- Artworks: 94
- Author Period Covered: 1969 - 2019
Timeline
There are 94 artworks by Ben Nicholson created between 1921 and 1979 in our database:
Movements
There are 32 artworks by Ben Nicholson linked to an art movement:
| Movement | Artworks | Distribution % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Ives School | 13 | 40.62 | |
| Unit One | 12 | 37.50 | |
| Seven and Five | 2 | 6.25 | |
| Constructivism | 2 | 6.25 | |
| Surrealism | 1 | 3.12 | |
| Abstraction-Création | 1 | 3.12 | |
| Cubism | 1 | 3.12 | |
Media and materials
Ben Nicholson used 51 distinct media and materials:
| Medium | Artworks | |
|---|---|---|
| Etching on paper | 18 | |
| Oil paint on board | 9 | |
| Oil paint and graphite on canvas | 7 | |
| Oil paint on canvas | 4 | |
| Oil paint and graphite on board | 3 | |
| Intaglio print on paper | 3 | |
| Etching | 2 | |
| Gouache on paper on board | 2 | |
| Graphite on paper mounted on oil paint on board | 2 | |
| Oil paint and relief print on paper | 2 | |
| Painted wood | 2 | |
| Graphite and watercolour on paper mounted on board | 1 | |
| Gouache and pencil on board | 1 | |
| Lithograph on paper | 1 | |
| Gouache on board | 1 | |
| Lithograph | 1 | |
| Drypoint from an illustrated book with 14 etchings (six with aquatint, four with engraving, one with drypoint), two aquatints, two engravings, two drypoints, and one photogravure | 1 | |
| Oil paint, graphite, paper doily and printed paper on canvas | 1 | |
| Oil on board mounted on painted wood | 1 | |
| Woodcut on paper | 1 | |
| Graphite and watercolour on paper | 1 | |
| Pencil, wash and gray granular material | 1 | |
| Oil paint and graphite on paper mounted on board | 1 | |
| Graphite on paper | 1 | |
| Lithograph from an illustrated book with twelve etchings (one with aquatint and drypoint), five drypoints, three engravings (one with drypoint), two lithographs, and one woodcut | 1 | |
| Gouache and pencil on board mounted on painted wood frame | 1 | |
| Graphite and gouache on board | 1 | |
| Oil and pencil on boards mounted on painted plywood | 1 | |
| Oil paint and graphite on wood on board | 1 | |
| 3 works on hardboard, oil paint | 1 | |
| Oil paint and graphite on paper on board | 1 | |
| Oil paint, graphite and plaster on plywood | 1 | |
| Oil paint, graphite and gesso on hardboard | 1 | |
| Oil paint on mahogany | 1 | |
| Oil paint and gesso on canvas | 1 | |
| Plaster on wooden base | 1 | |
| Oil paint on hardboard on plywood | 1 | |
| Ink and oil paint on paper mounted on hardboard | 1 | |
| Oil paint on hardboard on blockboard | 1 | |
| Oil paint on pavatex mounted on board | 1 | |
| Graphite and oil on paper on hardboard | 1 | |
| Oil paint and ink on paper | 1 | |
| Felt-tip pen and oil paint on hardboard | 1 | |
| Illustrated book with 14 etchings (six with aquatint, four with engraving, one with drypoint), two aquatints, two engravings, two drypoints, and one photogravure | 1 | |
| Illustrated book with twelve etchings (one with aquatint and drypoint), five drypoints, three engravings (one with drypoint), two lithographs, and one woodcut | 1 | |
| Oil paint and graphite on paper | 1 | |
| Watercolour, oil paint, graphite and ink on paper | 1 | |
| Oil wash and pencil on board | 1 | |
| Oil paint, gesso and graphite on board | 1 | |
| Graphite and oil wash on paper mounted on painted hardboard | 1 | |
| Graphite on paper mounted onto paper | 1 | |
Collected by
94 artworks by Ben Nicholson are located in the following collections:
| Collection | Artworks | |
|---|---|---|
| Tate Museums | 80 | |
| Museum of Modern Art (New York) | 14 | |
Directory of work
Explore 94 artworks by Ben Nicholson:
| Title | Year | Medium |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 - circa 1923 (Cortivallo, Lugano) | 1921 | Oil paint and graphite on canvas |
| 1922 (bread) | 1922 | Oil paint on canvas |
| 1924 (first abstract painting, Chelsea) | 1923 | Oil paint and graphite on canvas |
| 1928 (foothills, Cumberland) | 1928 | Oil paint on canvas |
| 1932 (Auberge de la Sole Dieppoise) | 1932 | Oil paint, graphite and plaster on plywood |
| 1932 (Le Quotidien) | 1932 | Oil paint on board |
| 1932 (painting) | 1932 | Oil paint, graphite and gesso on hardboard |
| 1933 (guitar) | 1933 | Oil paint on board |
| 1934 (relief) | 1934 | Oil paint on mahogany |
| 1934 project for Massine for Beethoven 7th Symphony Ballet | 1934 | Oil paint and graphite on board |
| 1934-6 (painting - still life) | 1934 | Oil paint and gesso on canvas |
| 1935 (white relief) | 1935 | Painted wood |
| 1936 (white relief sculpture - version 1) | 1936 | Plaster on wooden base |
| 1937 (relief) | 1937 | Oil paint on board |
| 1939-44 (painted relief) | 1939 | Oil paint on hardboard on plywood |
| 1943-45 (St Ives, Cornwall) | 1943 | Oil paint and graphite on canvas |
| 1945 (still life) | 1945 | Oil paint and graphite on canvas |
| 1965 (Azetaio) | 1965 | Ink and oil paint on paper mounted on hardboard |
| 1966 (Parthenon) | 1966 | Graphite on paper mounted on oil paint on board |
| 1967 (Tuscan relief) | 1967 | Oil paint on hardboard on blockboard |
| 1967 (nest of circles) | 1967 | Oil paint on pavatex mounted on board |
| 1969 (Carnac No. 1) | 1969 | Oil paint on board |
| 1974 (Lucignano) | 1974 | Graphite and oil on paper on hardboard |
| 1979 (blue) | 1979 | Oil paint and ink on paper |
| 2 bottles & glass | 1967 | Etching on paper |
| 2 sculptural forms | 1967 | Etching on paper |
| 20 April 1979 (vertical stripe) | 1979 | Felt-tip pen and oil paint on hardboard |
| 21 Etchings and Poems | 1951 | Illustrated book with 14 etchings (six with aquatint, four with engraving, one with drypoint), two aquatints, two engravings, two drypoints, and one photogravure |
| 23 Gravures | 1930 | Illustrated book with twelve etchings (one with aquatint and drypoint), five drypoints, three engravings (one with drypoint), two lithographs, and one woodcut |
| 3 forms in a landscape | 1967 | Etching on paper |
| 62-75 (wall project) | 1962 | Oil paint on board |
| 66 (vertical wall) | 1966 | Oil paint on board |
| 68 (smiling nude) | 1968 | Oil paint and graphite on paper |
| 78 (16 strings) | 1978 | Watercolour, oil paint, graphite and ink on paper |
| Abstract Composition | 1936 | Oil wash and pencil on board |
| Aegean | 1967 | Etching on paper |
| Aegean 2 | 1967 | Etching on paper |
| August 1956 (Val d’Orcia) | 1956 | Oil paint, gesso and graphite on board |
| Dec 10-54 | 1954 | Oil paint and graphite on wood on board |
| Dec 62 (interlocking) | 1962 | Graphite and oil wash on paper mounted on painted hardboard |
| Feb 1960 (ice-off-blue) | 1960 | Oil paint on board |
| Feb 2-54 | 1954 | Oil paint and graphite on canvas |
| Feb 28-53 (vertical seconds) | 1953 | Oil paint on canvas |
| Feb 55 | 1955 | Oil paint and graphite on paper on board |
| Feb 65 (Cascais) - project for wall with trees & water or rolling countryside trees & sea | 1965 | Oil paint on board |
| Festival of Britain Mural | 1951 | 3 works on hardboard, oil paint |
| Five Circles (plate, folio 35) from 23 Gravures | 1934 | Lithograph from an illustrated book with twelve etchings (one with aquatint and drypoint), five drypoints, three engravings (one with drypoint), two lithographs, and one woodcut |
| Foxy and Frankie (1) | 1933 | Oil paint and relief print on paper |
| Foxy and Frankie (2) | 1933 | Oil paint and relief print on paper |
| Gouache 1938-42 | 1938 | Gouache and pencil on board |
| Gouache 1940-43 | 1940 | Gouache on board |
| Imperial Airways | 1935 | Lithograph |
| In-text plate (folio 15) from 21 Etchings and Poems | 1960 | Drypoint from an illustrated book with 14 etchings (six with aquatint, four with engraving, one with drypoint), two aquatints, two engravings, two drypoints, and one photogravure |
| Jan 14-65 (Capraia) - project for free standing relief wall | 1965 | Oil paint on board |
| Jan 27 1933 | 1933 | Oil paint, graphite, paper doily and printed paper on canvas |
| July 27-53 (ivory) | 1953 | Oil paint and graphite on canvas |
| July 62 (cool moon) | 1962 | Oil paint and graphite on board |
| June 1937 (painting) | 1937 | Oil paint on canvas |
| Locmariaquer 5 | 1964 | Oil on board mounted on painted wood |
| March 63 (artemission) | 1963 | Oil paint and graphite on board |
| May 1962 (Urbino - footsteps in the dust) | 1962 | Graphite on paper mounted on oil paint on board |
| Nov 78 (forms) | 1978 | Gouache on paper on board |
| Nov 78 (strange landscape) | 1978 | Gouache on paper on board |
| Oct 55 (concourse of trees, Tuscany) | 1955 | Graphite and watercolour on paper |
| Oct 62 (3 circles) | 1962 | Oil paint and graphite on paper mounted on board |
| Oct. 55 (Torre del Grillo, Rome) | 1955 | Graphite on paper |
| Painted Relief | 1939 | Oil and pencil on boards mounted on painted plywood |
| Painting 1943 | 1943 | Gouache and pencil on board mounted on painted wood frame |
| Paros tree | 1967 | Intaglio print on paper |
| Pisa as intended | 1967 | Etching on paper |
| Pälastra | 1965 | Etching on paper |
| Rafael | 1967 | Etching on paper |
| Ronco | 1968 | Etching |
| Ronco | 1967 | Etching on paper |
| San Gimignano | 1966 | Etching on paper |
| Sept 61 (Paros chapel) | 1961 | Graphite and watercolour on paper mounted on board |
| Sept 8-54 (Torcello) | 1954 | Oil paint and graphite on canvas |
| Siena | 1967 | Intaglio print on paper |
| St Ives (yellow and white) Oct 14-51 | 1951 | Graphite and gouache on board |
| St Ives from Trezion | 1967 | Etching on paper |
| Turkish form | 1967 | Etching on paper |
| Turkish sundial & column | 1967 | Etching on paper |
| Tuscan pillars | 1966 | Etching on paper |
| Two Sculptural Forms | 1968 | Etching |
| Untitled | 1962 | Pencil, wash and gray granular material |
| abstract | 1934 | Woodcut on paper |
| abstract 1936 | 1973 | Lithograph on paper |
| circa 1932 (nude) | 1932 | Graphite on paper mounted onto paper |
| circa 1936 (sculpture) | 1936 | Painted wood |
| glass topped bottle | 1967 | Etching on paper |
| small silent siena | 1965 | Etching on paper |
| small still life | 1967 | Etching on paper |
| three goblets | 1967 | Intaglio print on paper |
| untitled | 1967 | Etching on paper |
Main subjects
Books written by Ben Nicholson primarily cover the following subjects:
Language
The 9 editions have been published in 1 languages:
| Language | Editions |
|---|---|
| eng | 9 |
Books & Editions
There are 9 books and 9 editions by Ben Nicholson in our database:
Series
The books written by Ben Nicholson are part of 1 series in our database:
| Series | Books | |
|---|---|---|
| Modern British masters | 1 | |
Source
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