Nicholas Danziger (British, b.1958)
Cyclic group of order four (16 elements), series 3, no.2
Optical Art (Chromatic Black and White)
Acrylic on linen canvas c1981 
152.5 cms x 152.5 cms (60 ins x 60 ins) unframed.
Provenance: Exhibited : Robert Fraser Gallery, 21 Cork Street, London (gallery label verso). This work of art has been fully authenticated by Nicholas Danziger.
Private Collection United Kingdom
[with] Contemporary Art Management
Comparable : Sotheby's London : Friday, July 3, 1998 [Lot 00370] Contemporary Art, Part II. 

Danziger was born in London but grew up in Monaco and Switzerland, he always wanted to draw and paint. At thirteen he left home alone to travel to Paris to visit museums and galleries, inspired by the adventures of Tintin, and the works of several painters he had only seen in books. Danziger progressed to art school with one objective – to become a painter  gaining a Foundation, BA and MA at Chelsea School of Art, London. 

Soon after as a post MA graduate Danziger went back to teach at Chelsea School of Art and several other art schools and universities. Danziger was very fortunate to be encouraged to exhibit by the art dealer, Robert Fraser ("Groovy Bob"), who was returning from India to London in 1982, and was about to open his second new gallery at 21 Cork Street, London. Danziger had one of the first shows at the new Robert Fraser Gallery in Cork Street, which sadly closed in 1985 due to Robert Frasers ill health, Fraser died a year later in 1986.

Robert Fraser (British, b. 1937, d. 1986) was a leading dealer of contemporary art in the 1960s in London. Called “a superb dealer” by Leo Castelli, the Eton graduate was one of the first figures to present works by leading American and European Op Art, Abstract Art and Pop Art painters in London, capturing the swinging spirit of the city in the 1960s. The Robert Fraser Gallery became a focal point for modern art in Britain, and through his exhibitions he helped to launch and promote the work of many important new British and American artists including Peter Blake, Clive Barker, Bridget Riley, Jann Haworth, Richard Hamilton, Gilbert and George, Eduardo Paolozzi, Andy Warhol, Harold Cohen, Jim Dine and Ed Ruscha. Fraser also sold work by René Magritte, Jean Dubuffet, Balthus and Hans Bellmer. Fraser shuttered his gallery in 1972 to spend time in India. Fraser opened a second gallery in 1982 where he continued to present exhibitions by newly relevant artists amongst them Jean-Michel Basquiat and Nick Danziger until closure due to illness in 1985. He died in 1986 from complications related to AIDS. Fraser’s influence spanned cultural spheres; his likeness was captured in works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jim Dine, Richard Hamilton and Larry Rivers, and he brought leading figures in music from the 1960s into his artistic circle, notably The Rolling Stones and The Beatles.

In 1982, Danziger applied for and was awarded a Winston Churchill Memorial Fellowship, and used it to follow ancient trade routes, travelling on foot or by traditional local transport from Turkey to China documenting and photographing his journey in his first book, the best selling Danziger’s Travels in 1987.

"in the mid-80s, I could never have imagined that I wouldn’t spend a life producing works of art and instead would write books, make documentary films and shoot stills" - Nick Danziger AD Magazine.

In 1996 Danziger was nominated for Journalist of The Year by the Royal Television Society. Danziger has spent much of the last 25 years photographing the worlds most dispossessed and disadvantaged. In 2007, Danziger was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Royal Photographic Society, and he is holder of the Royal Geographical Society’s Ness Award in recognition of raising public understanding of contemporary social, political and environmental issues through documentary films and photography. More recent photography projects have included a study of the impact of armed conflict on women and travel to eight of the world’s poorest countries to meet individuals living in extreme poverty. The aim was to document the progress being made towards meeting the eight ‘Millennium Development Goals’ set by the United Nations to eradicate poverty by 2015.
 
Danziger then travelled to Bosnia to document attempts to identify the remains of the thousands of men, women and children who went missing during the wars in the region.

Danzigers photographs have appeared in newspapers and magazines worldwide, toured museums and galleries internationally, and are held in numerous museum collections including the National Portrait Gallery in London, the National Media Museum in Bradford and Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow.

Nicholas Danziger exhibited with Bridget Riley in London, this is an opportunity to acquire original Op Art with a solid provenance direct from the artist.
 
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