Ben Nicholson

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Ben Nicholson
Portrait of Ben Nicholson by Mabel Pryde, circa 1910–1914
Born	Benjamin Lauder Nicholson (1894-04-10)10 April 1894 Eight Bells, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England
Died	6 February 1982(1982-02-06) (aged 87) Hampstead, London, England
Education	The Slade
Known for	Painting
Movement	abstract art
Spouses	Winifred Roberts ​ ​ (m. 1920; div. 1938)​ Barbara Hepworth ​ ​ (m. 1938; div. 1951)​ Felicitas Vogler ​ ​ (m. 1957; div. 1977)​
Children	6, including Kate and Simon
Parents	William Nicholson (father) Mabel Pryde (mother)
Relatives	Nancy Nicholson (sister) Christopher Nicholson (brother) James Pryde (uncle)
Awards	OM

Benjamin Lauder Nicholson, OM (10 April 1894 – 6 February 1982) was an English painter of abstract compositions (sometimes in low relief), landscapes, and still-life. He was one of the leading promoters of abstract art in England.^[1]