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This painting was made after Nicholson and Hepworth visited Dieppe at the beginning of their relationship and the bottle of Talc de Coty suggests an intimate interior as opposed to a café still life.
Nicholson's Cubist approach reveals his interest in Picasso and Braque. Nicholson regularly visited Europe in the 1930s. He considered moving to Paris in 1932 on the advice of the dealer Henri Kahnweiler. He was invited to join Abstraction-Creation in 1933 by Helion, confirming his growing reputation within the avant-garde.
The Pier Arts Centre
Stromness
Title
1932 (Talc de Coty)
Date
1932
Medium
oil on board
Measurements
H 25.5 x W 31.5 cm
Accession number
PAC 39
Acquisition method
gift from Margaret Gardiner, 1979
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
1. 'B' (circled). 2. 'Ben Nicholson 1932'. 3. 'coll. Margaret Gardiner / 35 Downshire Hill / NW3'. 4. exhibition label for Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Out of Place: Works from the Pier Arts Centre collection). 5. exhibition label for Tate (Pier Gallery Collection 20th Sept-29th Oct 1978). 6. exhibition label for Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums (Pier Gallery Collection). 7. exhibition label (artist name and title).
The Pier Arts Centre
Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney Islands KW16 3AA Scotland
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