<strong>Ben Nicholson</strong> 1894 1982 was one of the greatest artists of the twentiethcentury. A pioneer of abstract art in Britain he first came to promine... » 

Ben Nicholson 1894 1982 was one of the greatest artists of the twentiethcentury. A pioneer of abstract art in Britain he first came to prominence withhis famous white reliefs but he also maintained a lifelong attachment tolandscape and stilllife forms and in a career of over sixty years he produceda remarkable range of carved reliefs paintings drawings and prints.Norbert Lyntons subtle and sensitive study the first fulllengthcomprehensive monograph on the artists life and work was originally publishedin 1993 in a large edition with many supplementary illustrations. For thesecond paperback edition it is reissued in a shorter format. With the textunchanged and with over 190 illustrations the new edition makes this standardwork available at a competitive price to a new and much wider audience. «