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JAMES HYMAN GALLERY
Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
Please scroll down for further information. Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) Orpheus signed and dated lower right Oil on canvas 76 x 51 cms (30 x 20 inches) 1941 Provenance: Mrs Fay Pomerance, Sheffield, by 1977 Private Collection, whence acquired by the previous owner Literature: Peter Cannon-Brookes, Michael Ayrton: An Illustrated Commentary, City Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, 1978, no.13, pp.10-11 and 13, illustrated; Justine Hopkins, Michael Ayrton: A Biography, Andre Deutsch, London, 1994, p.56 and 243. Malcolm Yorke, The Spirit of Place: 9 Neo-romantic Artists and their Times, Tauris Parke, London & New York, 2001, pp.197-8 illustrated, p.198 Exhibition History: Birmingham, City Museums and Art Gallery; Sheffield, Mappin Art Gallery; Ilkely, Bradford Art Gallery; Sunderland, Musuem and Art Gallery, The Compulsive Image: Sculpture, paintings, drawings, reliefs & theatre designs by Michael Ayrton, 1977, no.4 One of Ayrton's most important paintings, a classic neo-Romantic work. This item is sold. Please click here if you wish to buy or sell a work by this artist. | ||||||||
