Painting 1937
Maker
Ben Nicholson (Artists)
1894-1982
1894-1982
Title
Painting 1937
Date of Production
1937
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Height: 79.5 cm (canvas)
Width: 91.5 cm (canvas)
Width: 91.5 cm (canvas)
Accession Number
P.1984.AH.286
Mode of Acquisition
Mark Ian Alastair Hunter, bequest, 1984
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
© Angela Verren Taunt. All rights reserved, DACS 2023
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
At this time Nicholson was at the centre of an avant-garde group in London. It included his future wife, Barbara Hepworth, and, for a time, Piet Mondrian, who inspired Nicholson’s exploration of abstraction. Here, the coloured blocks are arranged around a vibrant red square in the centre. The different intensities of the colours create a play of visual effects and a shifting sense of depth. The yellow square has faded over time and was originally a bright acidic colour.
Provenance
Hunter Bequest 1984
Exhibition History
Holbein to Hockney - 500 Years of British Art, Fundacion Juan March, Madrid, Spain, 05/10/2012-20/01/2013
Mondrian/Nicholson - In Parallel, The Courtauld Gallery & London & England, 16/02/2012-20/05/2012 ...More
Ben Nicholson, De La Warr Pavillion, Bexhill, England, 11/10/2008-04/01/2009
Ben Nicholson, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Martigny, France, 13/11/1992-31/01/1993
The Hunter Collection of Twentieth Century Masters, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 10/10/1987-03/06/1988 ...Less
Mondrian/Nicholson - In Parallel, The Courtauld Gallery & London & England, 16/02/2012-20/05/2012 ...More
Ben Nicholson, De La Warr Pavillion, Bexhill, England, 11/10/2008-04/01/2009
Ben Nicholson, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Martigny, France, 13/11/1992-31/01/1993
The Hunter Collection of Twentieth Century Masters, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 10/10/1987-03/06/1988 ...Less
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