1934
Edition Size: NA
Sheet Size: 20.3 x 24.5 cm
Signed
Condition: Excellent
Woodcut on thin wove paper, 1934, signed and dated in pencil, inscribed ‘for Betty & Michael May’ (a proof aside from the edition of 50), with wide margins. We believe Betty May to be the infamous socialite from twenties Britain, famous for her autobiography ‘Tiger Woman’.
£7,500.00
Born into a family of artists, Ben Nicholson was the son of artists Sir William Nicholson and Mable Pryde. His artistic journey began when was influenced by his father from an early age to paint still-lifes. During the years 1910-11 he studied at the Slade School of Art and during 1912-1914 spent most of his time travelling between France and Italy.
