BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. | Siena 2

Galerie André Emmerich, Zurich
Waddington Galleries, London, where acquired by Mrs Ruth Hiller in the 1980s, by whom gifted to the present owner

London, Tate, Ben Nicholson Drawings 1974, November - December 1974, cat. no.50; 
Zurich, Galerie André Emmerich, Ben Nicholson, 3rd May - 7th June 1975, cat. no.42.

Unexamined out of frame. The sheet appears to be adhered in numerous places to another sheet of paper that appears to be, in turn, affixed to the Artist's washed backing board with adhesive tape in numerous places. The sheet appears stable. The edges of the sheet appear to be even, in keeping with the Artist's working method. There is one very slight scuff to the sheet towards the upper right corner, one further tiny scuff to the lower edge towards the lower left corner, and one very faint crease to the lower left quadrant. There is very light surface dirt visible in one or two places. Subject to the above, the work appears to be in overall very good condition. The work is float mounted and held behind glass in a simple wooden frame. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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We are grateful to Lee Beard for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.