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Ben Nicholson — Storm Over Paros (Cristea 75)
Ben Nicholson

Storm Over Paros (Cristea 75)

Ben Nicholson's "Storm Over Paros" is an etching from 1967 that captures the artist's characteristic abstract approach to landscape, referencing the Greek island while maintaining his modernist geometric sensibility. Created as a cancelled proof aside from the edition of 50, the work was printed by François Lafranca in Locarno and co-published by Ganymed Original Editions Ltd. and Marlborough Fine Art Ltd. in London. The plate tone visible in this impression, combined with Nicholson's cancellation marks in red crayon and pencil, adds layers of intentionality to this work, suggesting the artist's deliberate intervention in the proofing process.

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Etching with plate tone, cancelled in red crayon and pencil, 1967, a cancelled proof aside from the edition of 50, printed by François Lafranca, Locarno, with their blindstamp, the edition co-published by Ganymed Original Editions Ltd. and Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., London, on wove paper, with full margins, sheet 374 x 434mm (14 3/4 x 17in) (unframed), Condition, Related Lots, BACK TO AUCTION CATALOGUE, Victor Pasmore (1908-1998) Points of Contact No.1, from Transformations (Bowness & Lambertini

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Prints & Works on Paper 1500-2026

March 31, 2026

Lot 166

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Ben Nicholson, Storm Over Paros (Cristea 75)

Ben Nicholson's "Storm Over Paros" is an etching from 1967 that captures the artist's characteristic abstract approach to landscape, referencing the Greek island while maintaining his modernist geometric sensibility. Created as a cancelled proof aside from the edition of 50, the work was printed by François Lafranca in Locarno and co-published by Ganymed Original Editions Ltd. and Marlborough Fine Art Ltd. in London. The plate tone visible in this impression, combined with Nicholson's cancellation marks in red crayon and pencil, adds layers of intentionality to this work, suggesting the artist's deliberate intervention in the proofing process.

Medium
Etching with plate tone, cancelled in red crayon and pencil, 1967, a cancelled proof aside from the edition of 50, printed by François Lafranca, Locarno, with their blindstamp, the edition co-published by Ganymed Original Editions Ltd. and Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., London, on wove paper, with full margins, sheet 374 x 434mm (14 3/4 x 17in) (unframed), Condition, Related Lots, BACK TO AUCTION CATALOGUE, Victor Pasmore (1908-1998) Points of Contact No.1, from Transformations (Bowness & Lambertini
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Related themes

20th Century, Mediterranean Subject, Dramatic Atmosphere, British Artist, Geometric Form, Atmospheric Mood, Landscape, Modernism, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Composition

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