Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) is recognised as one of the great masters of 20th-century art. A pioneer of abstract art in Britain he first came to international prominence with his famous white reliefs" & he continued to produce remarkable abstract reliefs & paintings throughout his career. At the same time this complex & independent-minded artist always refused to be pinned down by labels & he maintained a lifelong attachment to the visible world. Many of his finest works are paintings drawings & prints of landscape & still-life forms. This study of Nicholson's life & work was first published in 1994 the centenary of his birth. It is reissued here in a shorter paperback format without the supplementary illustrations but otherwise retaining the substance & essential character of the original publication."