Modern British & 20th Century Art Part I - 11th December 2025

Lot 548

ΦMichael Ayrton (1921-1975)

Estimate £6,000 - £8,000 | Hammer £7620

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Description

ΦMichael Ayrton (1921-1975)
Black Still Life with Ram's Skull
Signed and dated Michael Ayrton 59 (incised upper left)
Oil on board
76.5 x 101.5cm

Provenance:
Phillips, London, Post War and Contemporary Art, 30 November 1987, lot 355;
The Collection of Geoffrey Harley;
His posthumous sale, Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Modern British Art from the Estate of the late Geoffrey Harley, 7 February 2018, lot 151, where purchased by the present owner;
The Collection of A Lippitt