MICHAEL AYRTON | REFLECTIVE HEADS II
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March 17, 04:17 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
MICHAEL AYRTON
1921-1975
REFLECTIVE HEADS II
signed and numbered 6/9
bronze and mixed media
height: 40cm.; 15¾in.
Conceived in 1971, the present work is number 6 from the edition of 9.
C.C.A. Galleries, London, where acquired by the present owner
Peter Cannon-Brookes, Michael Ayrton: An Illustrated Commentary, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, 1978, cat. no.215, illustrated p.120 (another cast).
The present work is one of two studies for Ayrton's large-scale commission for the headquarters of the S.S. Kresge Corporation in Troy, Michigan. Another cast is in the collection of the Southampton City Art Gallery.