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1932 (crowned head: the queen)

© Angela Verren Taunt. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Lakeland Arts

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This is almost certainly a portrait of Ben Nicholson’s second wife, the sculptor Barbara Hepworth, whom Nicholson met in 1931 and married in 1938.

The artist has created the effect of a layered three-dimensional collage in oils using a variety of shapes and symbols. For example, the stylised waves and gulls’ footprints suggest the sea, while the window behind the head is a recurring motif in Nicholson’s work. The artist’s future wife is here cast in the role of queen, making her the object of veneration.

Abbot Hall

Kendal

Title

1932 (crowned head: the queen)

Date

1932

Medium

oil & pencil on canvas, mounted on board

Measurements

H 91.5 x W 120 cm

Accession number

AH 517/65

Acquisition method

gift from Miss Helen Sutherland, 1965

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

SIGNED ON BACK BEN NICHOLSON 1932

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