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still life 1946, Ben Nicholson, 1946
Ben Nicholson, portraitBen NicholsonEnglish, 1894–1982

still life 1946

1946 · Painting

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The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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In this state since
Aug 19, 2026
Source
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About the painting

Object and background are collapsed into abstract geometric forms in this densely packed still life. Bright pops of color and yellow and gray tones enliven the composition. The most readily distinguishable object is the wine glass at center left.

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Particulars

1946 · aged 52
18941982
Accession number
1961.51

In the catalog

PaintingsOilBritish paintingPost-war art20th centuryEngland, 20th century

Sources

  • The Cleveland Museum of Art
  • Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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1941 (relief), Ben Nicholson, 1941

1941 (relief)

1941 · The Cleveland Museum of Art

23 Gravures, Ben Nicholson, Alberto Magnelli, Vasily Kandinsky, Jean (Hans) Arp, Julio González, Jacques Lipchitz, Alberto Giacometti, Alexander Calder, Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, Jean Hélion, Fernand Léger, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Joaquín Torres-García, Gérard Vulliamy, Ossip Zadkine, Various Artists, Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika, Justino Fernández, Hans Erni, Giorgio de Chirico, Max Ernst, Kurt Seligmann, Amédée Ozenfant, 1930–35, published 1935

23 Gravures

1930–35, published 1935 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Five Circles (plate, folio 35) from 23 Gravures, Ben Nicholson, 1934, published 1935

Five Circles (plate, folio 35) from 23 Gravures

1934, published 1935 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Abstract Composition, Ben Nicholson, 1936

Abstract Composition

1936 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Gouache 1938-42, Ben Nicholson, 1938-42

Gouache 1938-42

1938-42 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Painted Relief, Ben Nicholson, 1939

Painted Relief

1939 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Gouache 1940-43, Ben Nicholson, 1940-43

Gouache 1940-43

1940-43 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Painting 1943, Ben Nicholson, 1943

Painting 1943

1943 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

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