Lot 181 · Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale
1978 (still life with blue + stripes)
Ben Nicholson O.m. · pencil, oil wash, gouache and ink on paper, shaped, on the artist's prepared board
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $13,020–$19,530
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale, London · 17 October 2024
- Dimensions
- 13 5⁄8 x 11 ½ in. (34.6 x 29.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3213810
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3213810 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3213810
Ben Nicholson O.m., 1978 (still life with blue + stripes). Christie's, 17 Oct 2024, lot 181. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3213810.
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Ben Nicholson O.m., 1978 (still life with blue + stripes). Christie's, 17 Oct 2024, lot 181. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3213810.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Ben Nicholson O.m. | Mauve and Blue, May 1978 | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
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| Ben Nicholson O.m. | Spanners Inside Circle | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | Urbino I (Variation on a theme) 36.8 x 33 cm. (14 1/2 x 13 i | Bonhams, Nov 2017 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | 1961, October (Paros, Londini) | Sotheby's, Nov 2020 |
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