Michael Ayrton
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Lot #350 |
2007-07-13 |
Sotheby's, London
20th Century British Art
Category:
Sculpture
Estimate:
GBP 5,000 - 7,000 (currency of sale)
USD 10,010 - 14,014 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: L07140
Auction name: 20th Century British Art
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London
Start date: 2007-07-13
Currency: GBP
Source:
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Sculpture & 3D Art
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Dimensions: height 12.5cm., 5in.; length 22.5cm., 9in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
12.5
Width In Centimeters:
22.5
Height In Inches:
4.921
Width In Inches:
8.858
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Edition: 8/9
Provenance
The Artist's Estate
Exhibited
London, Thomas Agnew & Sons, Michael Ayrton: Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture , March-April 1984, no.37 (this cast).
Literature
Peter Cannon-Brookes, Michael Ayrton: An Illustrated Commentary, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, 1978, no.194, illustrated p.108 (another cast). Catalogue Note Conceived in 1969 and cast in an edition of 9.
Catalog summary
Michael Ayrton Return numbered 8/9 bronze with a dark brown patina height 12.5cm., 5in.; length 22.5cm., 9in. Provenance The Artist's Estate Exhibited London, Thomas Agnew & Sons, Michael Ayrton: Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture , March-April 1984, no.37 (this cast). Literature Peter Cannon-Brookes, Michael Ayrton: An Illustrated Commentary, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, 1978, no.194, illustrated p.108 (another cast). Catalogue Note Conceived in 1969 and cast in an edition of 9.