Overview

Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) was one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century. A pioneer of abstract art in Britain, he first came to prominence with his famous 'white reliefs', but also maintained a lifelong attachment to landscape and still-life forms and, in a career of over 60 years, produced a remarkable range of carved reliefs, paintings, drawings and prints. Norbert Lynton's subtle and sensitive study, the first full-length, comprehensive monograph on the artist's life and work, was originally published in 1993 in a large edition with many supplementary illustrations. In this second, paperback edition it is reissued in a shorter format. With the text unchanged and with over 190 illustrations, the new edition makes this standard work available at an incredibly competitive price to a new and much wider audience.

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9780714837505

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'Intelligent, subtle, and magisterial. A masterpiece, a model of its kind.' (Modern Painters) 'Lucid, well-crafted, well organised, calm, poised and a visual delight!' (Contemporary Art) 'The ultimate reference source on Britain's most important abstract artist.' (San Francisco Chronicle) 'Norbert Lynton's classic study of the artist - ' (Independent on Saturday Magazine)

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Norbert Lynton is a distinguished art historian, lecturer and critic. From 1975 to 1989 he was Professor of the History of Art at the University of Sussex. He is the author of The Story of Modern Art, also published by Phaidon.

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