12th Oct, 2015 11:00
MODERN & POST-WAR BRITISH ART, DESIGN
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‡Michael Ayrton (British, 1920-1992) El Desdichado, 1944 signed and dated (lower left) oils on
‡Michael Ayrton (British, 1920-1992)
El Desdichado, 1944
signed and dated (lower left)
oils on board
49.5cm x 60.5cm.
Provenance:
The Piccadilly Gallery, London, 1959;
Morton Oliphant Esq;
Sotheby's, London, November 26 1969, Lot 322.
Literature:
Peter Cannon-Brookes, Michael Ayrton: An Illustrated Commentary, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, 1978, p.15.
In late 1943 a new maturity could by found in Ayrton's work, and during this period one of the principal sources of inspiration was a new enchantment with the English landscape. This increasing Romanticism is found in El Desdicahdo painted in April-May 1944.
Inspired by Don Quixote, this work shows his deep knowledge and interest in classical and historic texts and also the deep impression that Paul Nash's late landscapes made on his work of this period, in his direct response to nature in works such as Landscape of the Vernal Equniox (1943) and Landscape of the Summer Solstice (1943).
Sold for £16,000
Estimated at £5,000 - £8,000
‡Michael Ayrton (British, 1920-1992)
El Desdichado, 1944
signed and dated (lower left)
oils on board
49.5cm x 60.5cm.
Provenance:
The Piccadilly Gallery, London, 1959;
Morton Oliphant Esq;
Sotheby's, London, November 26 1969, Lot 322.
Literature:
Peter Cannon-Brookes, Michael Ayrton: An Illustrated Commentary, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, 1978, p.15.
In late 1943 a new maturity could by found in Ayrton's work, and during this period one of the principal sources of inspiration was a new enchantment with the English landscape. This increasing Romanticism is found in El Desdicahdo painted in April-May 1944.
Inspired by Don Quixote, this work shows his deep knowledge and interest in classical and historic texts and also the deep impression that Paul Nash's late landscapes made on his work of this period, in his direct response to nature in works such as Landscape of the Vernal Equniox (1943) and Landscape of the Summer Solstice (1943).
Auction: MODERN & POST-WAR BRITISH ART, DESIGN, 12th Oct, 2015
MODERN & POST-WAR BRITISH ART, DESIGN
