Lot 308
  • 308

Ben Nicholson

Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 GBP
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Description

  • Ben Nicholson
  • 1942 (Bus ticket)
  • signed Ben Nicholson, dated 1942 and dedicated For Kurt Schwitters 1943 on the reverse 
  • oil and collage on wood relief on board
  • 39 by 25.8cm., 15 3/8 by 10 1/4 in.

Provenance

Kurt Schwitters (a gift from the artist in 1943)
Ernst Schwitters (by descent from the above)
Private Collection (acquired from the above)
Thence by descent to the present owner

Exhibited

London, Tate Gallery & St Etienne, Musée d'Art Moderne, Ben Nicholson, 1993-94, no. 77, illustrated in colour in the catalogue

Condition

The collage elements are secure. The board is stable and attached with tape to the backing board along all four edges. This work is in overall very good condition.
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