Ben Nicholson: From the Studio Beard Lee
Ben Nicholson: From the Studio Beard Lee An intimate look at Ben Nicholson's everyday inspirationsThroughout his career, Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) transformed everyday homewares into extraordinary…
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Ben Nicholson: From the Studio Beard Lee
An intimate look at Ben Nicholson's everyday inspirationsThroughout his career, Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) transformed everyday homewares into extraordinary experiments in abstract art. From patterned mocha-ware jugs and cut glass goblets to spanners, hammers and chisels, these ordinary personal possessions were a source of almost endless inspiration to the artist. Nicholson's studio was filled with objects that inspired him.
It traces how the artist's style developed, from his early traditional tabletop still lifes to his later abstract works. This book brings together for the first time Nicholson's paintings, reliefs, prints and drawings alongside his rarely seen personal possessions and studio tools. Still life was at the heart of Nicholson's artistic practice.
Through these humble items, he began to experiment with form and color. His early works in particular owed