Artist:
Ben Nicholson
Artwork:
April 57 (Arbia 2)
Size:
122 x 105.5 cm
Medium:
Pencil and oil on board
Creation year:
1957
Marks:
Signed, inscribed and dated 'Ben Nicholson/April 57/(ARBIA)2' (on the reverse), inscribed again 'Gimpel/exh./but if/sold, on/Condition/that it can/be exhibited/USA exh/in/autumn' (on the stretcher)
Category:
Paintings
Provenance:
Purchased at the 1957 exhibition by Mr and Mrs Walter Ross, New York; Purchased at the 1966 exhibition by the present owner
Exhibition history:
London, Gimpel Fils, Recent works by Ben Nicholson, June 1957, no. 7; Hanover, Kunstverein Hannover, Spring exhibition, 1965, no. 103; Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Aspekte 1944-1965, March - May 1966, no. 34; Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Ben Nicholson, April - June 1968, no. 27
Christie's London
Date:
2016-11-23
Lot Number:
9
Low Estimate:
$751380
[+433%]
High Estimate:
$1001840
[+300%]
Hammer Price:
$4007360
Sold For:
$4694873