eye-catching and immediately recognisable print by this exceedingly bankable artist
possibly before text was added
traces of handling towards the sheet edges
probably a registration mark
Glasstopped Bottle john-piper-capesthorne-1 eye-catching and immediately recognisable printAn original etching and aquatint from two plates on velin Rives wove paper from the portfolio Six Etchings (Lafranca 65, 86, 90, 97, 102 and 126 Cristea 138 14). Signed Ben Nicholson in pencil, dated 1968 and numbered from the limited edition of 50 (there were also 6 artist's proofs). Printed by LaFranca, Locarno, Switzerland with their blindstamp lower left, and published by Editions Lafranca, Locarno. Referenced in Lafranca, 97, and Cristea, 140. In