Half Moon
- Date
- 1959
- Material
- Oil and gesso on Masonite
- Classification
- Paintings
- Collection
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 211
- Dimensions
- 62 7/8 x 58 3/4 in. (159.7 x 149.2 cm)
framed: 65 3/4 x 61 3/4 in. (167 x 156.8 cm) - Credit Line
- Gift of Richard K. Weil
- Rights
- © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, NY / DACS, London
- Object Number
- 83:1970
NOTES
Delicately drafted outlines suggest a tabletop arrayed with goblets and jugs while the white, ovoid shape in the center alludes to the lunar subject of this painting’s title. Ben Nicholson’s work reflects his interest in Cubist still life as well as his continued engagement with geometric abstraction. Nicholson painted directly on a Masonite board, allowing the grainy support to show through while adding textural variation with passages of oil paint and thin washes of gesso.
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