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Lot 13AR

Ben Nicholson O.M.
(British, 1894-1982)
Picture for a Doll's House 10.4 x 7.4 cm. (4 1/8 x 2 7/8 in.) (including the box)

15 June 2016, 15:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £13,750 inc. premium

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Ben Nicholson O.M. (British, 1894-1982)

Picture for a Doll's House
signed, titled and dated 'PICTURE/FOR A DOLL'S/HOUSE/BEN NICHOLSON/1930' (on the lid of the box)
oil on board, within the Artist's painted presentation box
10.4 x 7.4 cm. (4 1/8 x 2 7/8 in.) (including the box)

Footnotes

Provenance
C.S. Reddihough

Nicholson produced a number of Doll's House related objects including a full scale model Le Corbusier style house for his daughter Kate, which is now in the collection of the Tate Gallery, London. Whether the present example was painted for Nicholson's own children, or possibly for Reddihough's family, is not known. However it can be assumed that the central motif in the work is related to Diamond (see lot 2).

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