Ben NicholsonEnglish, 1894–1982Gouache 1938-42
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New York, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 650.1994
In the catalog
Sources
- The Museum of Modern Art
- Image: The Museum of Modern Art — © the artist or rights holder
Meanwhile, in the life of Ben Nicholson
The whole life1933–1939
London: contacts with Mondrian and Gabo
In 1933–1939 Nicholson lives in London and keeps up creative contacts with Piet Mondrian and Naum Gabo; Mondrian’s neoplastic style, which he first met on visits to Paris, steers him in an abstract direction.
1937
Co-edits “Circle”, a publication on constructivism
In 1937 Nicholson is one of the editors of the influential publication “Circle”, devoted to constructivism.
1937
Joins the group Abstraction-Création
In 1937 Nicholson joins the group Abstraction-Création.
1938
Married: Barbara Hepworth
1938
Divorce from Winifred Nicholson
In 1938 Nicholson is divorced from the painter Winifred Nicholson (other accounts say their marriage lasted from 1920 to 1933); the same year he marries Barbara Hepworth.
1939
Moves with Hepworth to St Ives
In 1939 Nicholson moves with his wife, the sculptor Barbara Hepworth, to the Cornish town of St Ives, where they found a centre of abstract art; he lives for 19 years at Trezion, Salubrious Place.
