Lot 208 · Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale
Nov 1960 (Valle Verzasca, Ticino)
Ben Nicholson O.m. · oil wash and pencil on paper, shaped, on the artist's prepared board
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $16,007–$24,010
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale, London · 23 October 2025
- Dimensions
- 26 ½ x 17 ¼ in. (67.3 x 43.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3132849
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3132849 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3132849
Ben Nicholson O.m., Nov 1960 (Valle Verzasca, Ticino). Christie's, 23 Oct 2025, lot 208. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3132849.
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Ben Nicholson O.m., Nov 1960 (Valle Verzasca, Ticino). Christie's, 23 Oct 2025, lot 208. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3132849.
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| Anthony Caro | DAVID HOCKNEY, O.M., C.H., R.A. (B. 1937) | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Ida | AUGUSTUS JOHN, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) | £50,000–£80,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Ben Nicholson O.m. | White Relief | Wright, Feb 2024 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | 1967 (pillar in monastery at Patmos) 66 x 51 cm. (26 x 20 1/ | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | 1965 (dust pink) | Sotheby's, Jun 2021 |
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