Ben Nicholson 1894-1982

1985 • Directed by

John Read

Documentary

British abstract painter Ben Nicholson, whom artist and critic Patrick Heron claimed 'was the greatest English painter since Turner' and director John Read extolled as "the man who re-drew the map of English painting', is presented through the eyes of his closest friends, as they take us on a tour of his career and reflect on his art.