Ben Nicholson, Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London - Major Works

Ben Nicholson : Major Works
Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London
29 June - 29 July 2000

To coincide with the release of the first, very revealing, biography on Ben Nicholson written by Sarah Jane Checkland, the Bernard Jacobson Gallery is showing a selection of important works from throughout the career of arguably the most important British abstract artist.The exhibition includes many works unseen in Britain for many years, rare works from the early 30’s and an important White Relief from the later 30’s.

Ben Nicholson was at the very centre of the international avant-garde of the 1930’s and 1940’s. His work at the cutting edge of abstraction. At this time he was working very closely with Naum Gabo and Piet Mondrian and it was Ben Nicholson who persuaded Piet Mondrian to come and live in London when things were looking bad in Europe.

From the forties onwards his career went from strength to strength. He represented Britain in the Venice and Sao Paolo biennales. His work was collected by every major museum in the world. He also became an influential figure on the British art establishment encouraging the, very reluctant, Tate’s purchase of abstract works.

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