Ben Nicholson
British · 1894–1982 · Painter, Sculptor
Benjamin Lauder Nicholson, OM was an English painter and sculptor of abstract compositions, landscapes, and still-life. He was one of the leading promoters of abstract art in… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
White ReliefGrisebach · €537,500≈ $731,645≈ £437,796Sign up to see
August (Cantabria)Kornfeld · CHF 300,000≈ $376,110≈ £277,736≈ €320,968Sign up to see
Western LandscapeGrisebach · €225,000≈ $239,108≈ £189,227Sign up to see
Ben Nicholson’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Coming up at auction
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Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
3 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 11 | 9 | 82% | $172kSign up | $88.9kSign up | $732kSign up |
| Oil | 8 | 7 | 88% | $216kSign up | $120kSign up | $732kSign up |
| Mixed media | 3 | 2 | 67% | $15.7kSign up | $15.7kSign up | $18.8kSign up |
| Works on paper | 16 | 12 | 75% | $35.3kSign up | $13.9kSign up | $239kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 3 | 100% | $87.4kSign up | $14.3kSign up | $239kSign up |
| Drawing | 11 | 8 | 73% | $18.2kSign up | $12.3kSign up | $47.6kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 64 | 49 | 77% | $3kSign up | $2kSign up | $16.3kSign up |
| Etching | 49 | 39 | 80% | $3.1kSign up | $2kSign up | $16.3kSign up |
| Engraving | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Aquatint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.3kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $3.3kSign up |
| Drypoint | 3 | 1 | 33% | $11.2kSign up | $11.2kSign up | $11.2kSign up |
| Lithograph | 3 | 3 | 100% | $1.9kSign up | $2kSign up | $2.3kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 4 | 2 | 50% | $1.5kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | $822Sign up | $822Sign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Sculpture | 4 | 3 | 75% | $11kSign up | $13.9kSign up | $15kSign up |
| Other | 9 | 5 | 56% | $5.3kSign up | $4.2kSign up | $11.5kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 4 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2025 | 15 | 8 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | $2kSign up |
| 2023 | 13 | 8 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2021 | 8 | 5 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | $3kSign up |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | $9kSign up |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 | $2kSign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | $15.5kSign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | $367kSign up |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | $29.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 6 | 2 | $6kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $13.6kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | $23.9kSign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | $11.4kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $1kSign up |