Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection / On-site Access: Not on view / Genre: still life

1. September 1960 (wood)

Creator:: Ben Nicholson, 1894–1982
Date:: 1960
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on plywood
Dimensions:: 13 x 16 15/16 inches (33 x 43 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

2. 1930 (playing cards)

Creator:: Ben Nicholson, 1894–1982
Date:: 1930
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on board
Dimensions:: 12 x 15 3/4 inches (30.5 x 40 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. 1951 (still life – sweet peas)

Creator:: Ben Nicholson, 1894–1982
Date:: 1951
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and oil on board
Dimensions:: 8 1/16 x 10 inches (20.5 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. Jan 20 1948 (still life, Newlyn)

Creator:: Ben Nicholson, 1894–1982
Date:: 1948
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas, laid on board
Dimensions:: 31 3/4 x 20 1/4 inches (80.6 x 51.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. May 1955 (Gwithian)

Creator:: Ben Nicholson, 1894–1982
Date:: 1955
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 41 3/4 x 41 3/4 inches (106 x 106 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

6. 1934 (still life)

Creator:: Ben Nicholson, 1894–1982
Date:: 1934
Materials & Techniques:: Oil and pencil on canvas
Dimensions:: 11 1/4 x 15 inches (28.6 x 38.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

7. 1929 (still life)

Creator:: Ben Nicholson, 1894–1982
Date:: 1929, reworked 1935
Materials & Techniques:: Oil and pencil on canvas
Dimensions:: 26 1/2 x 32 1/2 inches (67.3 x 82.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

8. Studies of Summer Flowers

Creator:: Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1767–1849
Date:: ca. 1848
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 14 3/4 x 18 inches (37.5 x 45.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

9. Blue and Green Bottles and Oranges

Creator:: Spencer Frederick Gore, 1878–1914
Date:: ca. 1914
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 20 1/8 × 16 inches (51.1 × 40.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

10. Glasses

Creator:: Sir William Nicholson, 1872–1949
Date:: ca. 1919
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas, mounted on millboard
Dimensions:: 13 x 16 inches (33 x 40.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

11. Still Life of Bread, Butter and Cheese

Creator:: George Smith, 1714–1776
Date:: ca. 1754
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 25 1/8 × 30 inches (63.8 × 76.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

12. The Blue Passion Flower, for Robert John Thornton’s Temple of Flora (London, 1799–1812)

Creator:: Philip Reinagle, 1749–1833
Date:: 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 17 7/8 x 14 3/4 inches (45.4 x 37.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

13. Parrots and Fruit with Other Birds and a Squirrel

Creator:: Tobias Stranover, 1684–after 1735
Date:: between 1710 and 1724
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 44 1/2 x 62 1/2 inches (113 x 158.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

14. Study of a Coat Belonging to John, 11th Earl of Westmorland

Creator:: Joseph Edgar Boehm, 1834–1890
Date:: mid-19th century
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 13 1/2 x 10 inches (34.3 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

15. Study of Poppies

Creator:: James Inskipp, 1790–1868
Date:: 1832
Materials & Techniques:: Oil and graphite on board
Dimensions:: 16 x 9 inches (40.6 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

16. Studies of Military Accoutrements: a study for `The Battle of Waterloo'

Creator:: George Jones, 1786–1869
Date:: 1815
Materials & Techniques:: oil on paper laid to card
Dimensions:: 16 3/4 x 20 1/2 inches (42.5 x 52.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

17. The Brown Tea Pot

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: between 1915 and 1916
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 13 3/16 × 9 1/8 inches (33.5 × 23.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

18. Poppies and Tradascanthus

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on paper
Dimensions:: 17 x 14 inches (43.2 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

19. Still Life with a Prayer Book, Shawl, Vase of Flowers and Inkwell

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: late 1920s
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 10 1/2 × 8 1/2 inches (26.7 × 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

20. Flowers in a Delft Jar

Creator:: Alexander Marshal, active 1651–died 1682
Date:: 1663
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 12 x 16 inches (30.5 x 40.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

21. A Thistle

Creator:: Attributed to John Crome, 1768–1821
Date:: ca. 1812
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on board
Dimensions:: 27 × 21 1/4 inches (68.6 × 54 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

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1. September 1960 (wood)

2. 1930 (playing cards)

3. 1951 (still life – sweet peas)

4. Jan 20 1948 (still life, Newlyn)

5. May 1955 (Gwithian)

6. 1934 (still life)

7. 1929 (still life)

8. Studies of Summer Flowers

9. Blue and Green Bottles and Oranges

10. Glasses

11. Still Life of Bread, Butter and Cheese

12. The Blue Passion Flower, for Robert John Thornton’s Temple of Flora (London, 1799–1812)

13. Parrots and Fruit with Other Birds and a Squirrel

14. Study of a Coat Belonging to John, 11th Earl of Westmorland

15. Study of Poppies

16. Studies of Military Accoutrements: a study for `The Battle of Waterloo'

17. The Brown Tea Pot

18. Poppies and Tradascanthus

19. Still Life with a Prayer Book, Shawl, Vase of Flowers and Inkwell

20. Flowers in a Delft Jar

21. A Thistle