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- ISBN 9781849762755
- Weight: 535g
- Dimensions: 196 x 248mm
- Publication Date: 02 Apr 2015
- Publisher: Tate Publishing
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) was one of the greatest British artists of the twentieth century, first coming to international prominence with his famous 'white reliefs' of the 1930s. A pioneer of abstract art in Britain, he played a significant role in the European avantgarde, forming close links with Picasso, Braque, Arp, Mondrian and others. At the same time he had a strong sense of tradition, maintaining a life-long attachment to landscape and still-life forms. Central to the establishment of a modernist art community in St Ives, Nicholson's importance as a disseminator of international avant-garde ideas in Britain cannot be overstated. His 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 Nicholson's life and work in St Ives, giving a thorough introduction as well as new insights into the evolving practice of this major artist over a period of six decades.
Virginia Button is an art critic and former Turner Prize curator. Previous publications include The Turner Prize and Christopher Wood.
