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"tombstone": "still life 1946, 1946. Ben Nicholson (British, 1894\u20131978). 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. \u00a9 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York",
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"inscription": "signed on back: TOP / Ben Nicholson / 1946 / \"still life 1946\"",
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"id": 302039,
"title": "Year in Review (1961)",
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"title": "Space and Modern Art",
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"title": "Works from the Contemporary Collection",
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"description": "(R. Elkon Gallery, New York, NY, 1961, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)",
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"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.",
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"citation": "\"Year in Review 1961.\" The Bulletin of The Cleveland Museum of Art (November, 1961):245.",
"page_number": "Reproduced: p. 245",
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"citation": "Henning, Edward B. \"Some Contemporary Paintings.\" The Bulletin of The Cleveland Museum of Art (March 1962): 51-52.",
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"updated_at": "2026-05-01 06:49:45.468000"
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