id:			137079
accession number:	1961.51
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1961.51
updated:		2024-08-08 15:14:54.279000

still life 1946, 1946. Ben Nicholson (British, 1894–1978). Oil and graphite on masonite; framed: 45.8 x 37.5 x 3.6 cm (18 1/16 x 14 3/4 x 1 7/16 in.); unframed: 36.7 x 28.5 cm (14 7/16 x 11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art 1961.51 © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

title:				still life 1946
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creation date:			1946
creation date earliest:		1946
creation date latest:		1946
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creditline:			Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art
copyright:			© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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culture:	England, 20th century
technique:	oil and graphite on masonite
department:	Modern European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Ben Nicholson (British, 1894–1978)  - artist

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measurements: Framed: 45.8 x 37.5 x 3.6 cm (18 1/16 x 14 3/4 x 1 7/16 in.); Unframed: 36.7 x 28.5 cm (14 7/16 x 11 1/4 in.)
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	inscription:	signed on back:  TOP / Ben Nicholson / 1946 / "still life 1946"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review (1961)
	opening date:   1961-11-01T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1961)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1-26, 1961).

	title:		Space and Modern Art
	opening date:   1966-06-09T04:00:00
	<i>Space and Modern Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 9-September 25, 1966).

	title:		Works from the Contemporary Collection
	opening date:   1969-07-01T04:00:00
	<i>Works from the Contemporary Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 1-October 15, 1969).

	title:		1970 Festival of Arts
	opening date:   1970-02-20T05:00:00
	<i>1970 Festival of Arts</i>. Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL (organizer) (February 20-March 9, 1970).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>1970 Festival of Arts</em>. Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL (February 20-March 9, 1970).', 'opening_date': '1970-02-20T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	(R. Elkon Gallery, New York, NY. 1961, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: -1961
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1961-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	"Year in Review 1961." <em>The Bulletin of The Cleveland Museum of Art </em>(November, 1961):245.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 245
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	Henning, Edward B. "Some Contemporary Paintings." <em>The Bulletin of The</em> <em>Cleveland Museum of Art</em> (March 1962): 51-52.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 51
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