Lot 8 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction
Nov 51 (Silver and Black)
Ben Nicholson O.m. · pencil, oil and oil wash on card laid on artist’s prepared board
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- Estimate
- £100,000–£150,000 hammer ≈ $157,281–$235,922
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · 30 June 2015
- Dimensions
- 20 7/8 x 15in. (53 x 38cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4140839
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ben Nicholson O.m., Nov 51 (Silver and Black). Christie's, 30 Jun 2015, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4140839.
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Ben Nicholson O.m., Nov 51 (Silver and Black). Christie's, 30 Jun 2015, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4140839.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Echo Painting (B/W) | Jeff Elrod | £80,000–£120,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Ben Nicholson O.m. | Painting, 1942 | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
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| Ben Nicholson O.m. | Red to Black | Phillips, May 2023 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | dec. 59 (sunion) | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
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