Lot 139 · Modern British & Irish Art Day Sale
February 61 (Nauplia)
Ben Nicholson O.m. · pencil, oil wash and gouache on paper, on the artist's prepared board
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£25,000 hammer ≈ $16,866–$28,109
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern British & Irish Art Day Sale, London · 20 October 2022
- Dimensions
- 21 1/4 x 17 7/8 in. (56.5 x 45.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3426827
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3426827 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3426827
Ben Nicholson O.m., February 61 (Nauplia). Christie's, 20 Oct 2022, lot 139. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3426827.
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Ben Nicholson O.m., February 61 (Nauplia). Christie's, 20 Oct 2022, lot 139. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3426827.
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