Ben Nicholson 1894-1982
Spanner with Teeth, 1973
Lino cut, pencil and oil wash on board, laid on Artist's board
Signed Ben Nicholson, titled, dated 1973 and variously inscribed (on the reverse of the backboard); further inscribed for angela when I pop off (on the reverse of the frame)
Signed Ben Nicholson, titled, dated 1973 and variously inscribed (on the reverse of the backboard); further inscribed for angela when I pop off (on the reverse of the frame)
unframed (central image): 26 by 9.5cm.; 10¼ by 3¾in.
unframed (board): 40 by 20cm.; 15¾ by 8in.
framed: 42 by 22cm.; 16½ by 8¾in.
unframed (board): 40 by 20cm.; 15¾ by 8in.
framed: 42 by 22cm.; 16½ by 8¾in.
Copyright The Artist
Provenance: Angela Verren Taunt Ben Nicholson met Angela Verren Taunt at a Christmas party in Cambridge on 29 December 1971. Angela was a talented painter herself and had been a...
Provenance: Angela Verren Taunt
Ben Nicholson met Angela Verren Taunt at a Christmas party in Cambridge on 29 December 1971. Angela was a talented painter herself and had been a great admirer of Nicholson’s work. Ben invited Angela to visit his studio soon after they met, and it was clear there was an immediate connection. She shortly became his studio assistant, and the close friendship which developed between the two was of fundamental importance to the last ten years of Nicholson’s life. They also worked as collaborators on occasion. The support and creative exchange Ben received from Angela was an energizing element, which along with a return to the UK, helped him recapture a creative energy and zest for life and encouraged his artistic output during this final decade.
Ben Nicholson met Angela Verren Taunt at a Christmas party in Cambridge on 29 December 1971. Angela was a talented painter herself and had been a great admirer of Nicholson’s work. Ben invited Angela to visit his studio soon after they met, and it was clear there was an immediate connection. She shortly became his studio assistant, and the close friendship which developed between the two was of fundamental importance to the last ten years of Nicholson’s life. They also worked as collaborators on occasion. The support and creative exchange Ben received from Angela was an energizing element, which along with a return to the UK, helped him recapture a creative energy and zest for life and encouraged his artistic output during this final decade.
Provenance
Gifted by Ben Nicholson to Angela Verren TauntExhibitions
London, The Tate Gallery, Ben Nicholson Drawings 1974, November - December 1974, no. 38
London, The Tate Gallery, Ben Nicholson, 13 October 1993 - 9 January 1994, no. 131, illustrated in the exh. cat., with tour to Musée d'Art Modern, St Etienne
Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Ben Nicholson and the St Ives School, details untraced
Literature
Ben Nicholson - Tate Gallery by Jeremy LewisonPg 201 - Fig. 131
