Mary Fedden R.A. (British, born 1915) Ben's Box 51 x 61 cm. (20 x 24 in.)
Mary Fedden R.A. (British, born 1915)
Ben's Box
signed and dated 'Fedden 1994' (lower right), further signed and inscribed '22 Mary Fedden/Ben's Box' (on a label attached to the frame)
oil on canvas
51 x 61 cm. (20 x 24 in.)
Sold for £16,800 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • PROVENANCE:
    With Beaux Arts, London and Bath

    Always an admirer of the work of Ben Nicholson, in 1994 Mary Fedden visited the retrospective of the artist's work held at the Tate. There she discovered a painted box by Nicholson, which she called Ben's Box. The image stayed with her and she incorporated it into several works of that year.

Category: Fine Art / Modern British and Irish Art


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