Lot #233: BEN NICHOLSON - Forms Times Three - Crayon and pencil drawing on paper

 

Artist: Ben Nicholson (English, 1894-1982).
Title: "Forms Times Three".
Medium: Crayon and pencil drawing on paper.
Date: Composed 1967.
Dimensions: Overall size: 12 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (324 x 248 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed and dated, lower right. Drawn on light cream laid paper. Fine condition. Comment(s): Nicholson’s Cubist-influenced works contributed to the history of abstraction. Known for his distillation of visual information into pared-down geometric shapes, the artist represented a melding of British sensibility with European modernism. His austere paintings, drawings, and reliefs were among the most influential abstract works in British art. Image copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [30181-2-8000]