Lot 200 · Modern British Art Day Sale
1970 (Holkham Sands no. 3)
Ben Nicholson O.m. · pencil and oil wash on paper, on the artist's prepared board
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $11,133–$16,699
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern British Art Day Sale, London · 2 March 2021
- Dimensions
- 23 ¾ x 19 ¼ in. (60.3 x 49 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3565115
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ben Nicholson O.m., 1970 (Holkham Sands no. 3). Christie's, 2 Mar 2021, lot 200. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3565115.
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Ben Nicholson O.m., 1970 (Holkham Sands no. 3). Christie's, 2 Mar 2021, lot 200. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3565115.
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