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Michael Ayrton
Michael Ayrton 'Girl Wringing out her Hair' patinated bronze nude sculpture

1962

About the Item

Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) Girl Wringing out her Hair Patinated bronze, 1962 26cm in height Michael Ayrton was a British artist and writer, renowned as a painter, printmaker, sculptor and designer, and also as a critic, broadcaster and novelist. This sculpture, rendered in patinated bronze, is a portrayal of an unposed nude, one of Ayrton's favourite subjects. In his book "Drawings and Sculpture", Ayrton muses on his studies of bathers: 'I like to study the nude when he or she is untroubled by my observation, and bathers in general are the only nudes, or semi-nudes, who are not particularly interested in the onlooker.' Provenance: Acquired directly from the Artist by Nigel Balchin, a close friend of Ayrton's, thence by descent.
  • Creator:
    Michael Ayrton (1921 - 1975)
  • Creation Year:
    1962
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.24 in (26 cm)Width: 8.27 in (21 cm)Depth: 10.24 in (26 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
    1660-1669
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU79539510712
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