British Artists: Ben Nicholson by Virginia Button
Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) was one of the greatest British artists of the twentieth century, first coming to international prominence with his famous 'white reliefs' of the 1930s. A pioneer of abstract art in Britain, he played a significant role in the European avantgarde, forming close links with Picasso, Braque, Arp, Mondrian and others. At the same time he had a strong sense of tradition, maintaining a life-long attachment to landscape and still-life forms. Central to the establishment of a modernist art community in St Ives, Nicholson's importance as a disseminator of international avant-garde ideas in Britain cannot be overstated. His career spanned more than 60 years and embraced carved reliefs, paintings, drawings and prints. Virginia Button's engaging, fully illustrated survey provides a detailed examination of Nicholson's life and work in St Ives, giving a thorough introduction as well as new insights into the evolving practice of this major artist over a period of six decades.
Virginia Button is an art critic and former Turner Prize curator. Previous publications include The Turner Prize and Christopher Wood.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781849762755 |
| ISBN 10 | 1849762759 |
| Title | British Artists: Ben Nicholson |
| Author | Virginia Button |
| Series | British Artists |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Tate Publishing |
| Year published | 2015-04-02 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
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