Ben Nicholson

Benjamin Lauder Nicholson, OM (10 April 1894 – 6 February 1982) was an English painter of abstract compositions (sometimes in low relief), landscapes, and still-life. He was one of the leading promoters of abstract art in England.

Ben Nicholson
Portrait of Ben Nicholson by Mabel Pryde, circa 1910–1914
Born
Benjamin Lauder Nicholson

(1894-04-10)10 April 1894
Eight Bells, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England
Died6 February 1982(1982-02-06) (aged 87)
Hampstead, London, England
EducationThe Slade
Known forPainting
Movementabstract art
Spouses
Winifred Roberts
(m. 1920; div. 1938)
    (m. 1938; div. 1951)
      Felicitas Vogler
      (m. 1957; div. 1977)
      Children6, including Kate and Simon
      Parents
      • William Nicholson (father)
      • Mabel Pryde (mother)
      Relatives
      AwardsOM
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