Tate British Artists: Ben Nicholson - Hardcover

Button, Virginia

 
9781849762755: Tate British Artists: Ben Nicholson

Synopsis

Ben Nicholson (1894–1982), a pioneer of abstract art in Britain, played a significant role in the European avant-garde, forming close links with Picasso, Braque, Arp, Mondrian, and others. At the same time he had a strong sense of tradition, maintaining a lifelong attachment to landscape and still-life forms. Nicholson’s career spanned more than 60 years and embraced carved reliefs, paintings, drawings, and prints. Virginia Button’s engaging, fully illustrated survey provides a detailed examination of his life and work.

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About the Author

Virginia Button is an art critic and former Turner Prize curator.

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