Modern and Contemporary Art Painting 1936 Ben Nicholson, English, 1894 - 1982 Oil on canvas on panel * Gallery 180, Modern and Contemporary Art, first floor 1945-91-4 A. E. Gallatin Collection, 1945 |
ProvenanceA. E. Gallatin, New York, acquired from the artist, by October 1939 [1]; gift to PMA, 1945. 1. See letter from Ben Nicholson to Gallatin, February 16, [1939] with a sketch of the painting (Gallatin Papers, New-York Historical Society, microfilm, cited by Gail Stavitsky, The Development, Institutionalization, and Impact of the A. E. Gallatin Collection of Modern Art [Ph.D. dissertation, New York University], 1990, v. 8, p. 207). Gallatin announced the acquisition in a Museum of Living Art press release, October 28-29, 1939.* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
