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Project, 1943
Ben Nicholsonexpand_more
Oil, graphite and paper collage on multiple boards, within the artist's constructed frameexpand_more
Gift of the Paintings Council in honor of Ingrid Lenz Harrisonexpand_more 2002.105
Not on Viewexpand_more
Subtle differences in color and layering make this work complex, though at first glance it may look simple. Creating a balanced composition with so few elements is challenging, but Nicholson succeeded. The collage’s muted tones were inspired by T. E. Lawrence’s account of his time in the Arabian desert during World War I, on which the film Lawrence of Arabia was based.
Born to painter parents, Nicholson followed in their footsteps, pursuing art from a young age. He had his first solo exhibition when he was twenty-eight. Among his friends and colleagues he counted Henry Moore, Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Piet Mondrian, and Constantin Brancusi.
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- 1894 - 1982
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- 2002.105
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