id:			137079
accession number:	1961.51
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1961.51
updated:		2023-01-11 01:05:10.839000

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
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			1946
creation date earliest:		1946
creation date latest:		1946
current location:		
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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inscriptions:

	inscription:	signed on back:  TOP / Ben Nicholson / 1946 / "still life 1946"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review (1961)
	opening date:   1961-11-01T04:00:00
	<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 (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

* <em>1970 Festival of Arts</em>. Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL (February 20-March 9, 1970).

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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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digital description:
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.

wall description:

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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
	url:		

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