Michael Ayrton

Lot 53: Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)

Name: Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 688fbdb6b0

Est: £6,000 GBP - £8,000 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomOctober 16, 2013

Item Overview

Description

Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) Smoke Mirror Circle numbered '4/12' (on the side of the base) bronze with gold patina, perspex and metal frame 20¼ in. (51.4 cm.) high, including the revolving base Conceived in 1972.

Artist or Maker

Michael Ayrton

Exhibited

Canberra, The Australian National University, Drill Hall Gallery, The Ruth Prowse Collection - Thirty Years of Collecting April - May 2004, no. 11.

Literature

Jacob Nyenhuis, Myth and the Creative Process: Michael Ayrton and the Myth of Daedalus, Wayne State University Press, 2003, p. 192. no. 766.

Provenance

with Bruton Gallery, where acquired by Ruth Prowse in January 1978.

Auction Details

Modern British and Irish Art

Christie's

October 16, 2013, 12:00 AM GMT

85 Old Brompton Road, London, LDN, SW7 3LD, UK

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