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Michael Ayrton, British 1921-1975 - Oracle - Responding Head I, 1963; ink on paper, signed and dated...
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Michael Ayrton,
British 1921-1975 -
Oracle - Responding Head I, 1963;
ink on paper, signed and dated...
Price Realised: £1,050
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Price realised is hammer price plus fees (31.2% Buyers Premium inclusive of VAT).
Lot 222
Description
Michael Ayrton,
British 1921-1975 -
Oracle - Responding Head I, 1963;
ink on paper, signed and dated lower left 'Michael Ayrton 4.8.63', 37 x 47.5 cm (ARR)
Provenance:
Grosvenor Gallery, London, cat. no.77 (label attached to the reverse of the frame);
Winston Graham (1908-2003), the writer of the beloved Poldark novels and thence by descent;
private collection, purchased from the above
Literature:
Peter Cannon-Brooks, 'Michael Ayrton: An Illustrated Commentary', Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, 1978, no. 183 illus.p.102
Exhibited:
City Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, 'The Compulsive Image: Sculpture and Paintings by Michael Ayrton', 15th January-27th February 1977, cat. no.186
Fees & VAT
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