Ben Nicholson British, 1894-1982
San Gimignano, 1953
Drypoint, printed on a thick textured laid paper
6 3/4 x 9 5/8 in
17 x 24.5 cm
17 x 24.5 cm
No edition recorded; only around ten impressions were made in total This example is one of two impressions printed in 1966
Unsigned proof
Nicholson made only three isolated drypoints in the 1950s. Two of these were scenes of Italy: 'Pisa' (1951) and 'San Gimignano' (1953). San Gimignano, near Siena in Italy, is a...
Nicholson made only three isolated drypoints in the 1950s. Two of these were scenes of Italy: 'Pisa' (1951) and 'San Gimignano' (1953).
San Gimignano, near Siena in Italy, is a well-preserved Renaissance hill-town. Nicholson first visited it in 1950 but returned on several occasions following his relocation to Switzerland in 1958. The combination of architecture and landscape suited Nicholson because it allowed him to mix geometry with natural forms.
This impression is deliberately heavily inked, accentuating the interplay of planes, patterns, shapes and line
San Gimignano, near Siena in Italy, is a well-preserved Renaissance hill-town. Nicholson first visited it in 1950 but returned on several occasions following his relocation to Switzerland in 1958. The combination of architecture and landscape suited Nicholson because it allowed him to mix geometry with natural forms.
This impression is deliberately heavily inked, accentuating the interplay of planes, patterns, shapes and line
