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1940-43 (two forms)
Artist: NICHOLSON, Ben (1894-1982)
Under the influence of the Dutch pioneer of abstract art, Piet Mondrian, Nicholson became the most uncompromising British modernist. Between 1933 and 1945 he investigated form and space through abstract arrangements of circles and rectangles. Here, the overall effect is of lightness and clarity. The dark passages are surrounded with lighter hues and the large rectangle at the right is pierced by a white block. The 'Two Forms' of the title float before a field of bands graded from off-white to blue-grey.
Image: © the artist's estate/Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Image: © the artist's estate/DACS/Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 2036
Creation/Production
NICHOLSON, Ben
Role: Creation
Date: 1940-1943
Acquisition
Purchase, 1975
Measurements
Height: 60.5cm
Width: 59.5cm
Techniques
oil on canvas on board
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
oil
Location
In store
Comments - (2)
I am a foundation student at chelsea college of art and wanted to try and get hold of a poster or high quality copy of this painting.
Many Thanks
Jason Thomson