1945 (still life with mugs)

Ben Nicholson, O.M. (1894-1982) 1945 (still life with mugs) signed and dated 'Ben Nicholson/1945' (on the canvas overlap), signed again and inscribed 'NICHOLSON Chy an Kerris/ Carbis Bay/ Cornwall' (on the backboard), inscribed 'Lanhams St Ives/please despatch by passenger to: Miss Helen SUTHERLAND/Cockley Moor/Dockray/Penrith/Cumberland/Station/TROUTBECK/L.M.S.' (on a piece of paper attached to the backboard) oil on canvas, in the artist's frame 26¾ x 21¾ in. (67.9 x 55.3 cm.)