Contemporary British Art (1949) (Initialed by Ben Nicholson)

Catalogue for the major exhibition of British Art that marked the reopening of the Burlington Galleries following the Second World War and a period of restoration. Introduction by Philip James. 74 items listed. Includes work by Sickert, Keith Vaughan, John Piper, Wyndham Lewis, Harold Gilman, Victor Pasmore, John Minton, Graham Sutherland, Robert Colquhoun, William Coldstream and more. From the library of Ben Nicholson.  At the top right of font cover, Nicholson has inscribed his initials ‘BN’ within a vivid red circle, linking them to the drawing below with a sweeping blue arrow.  Condition: covers a little tanned.