Michael Ayrton Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Michael Ayrton Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 10, 2024
Michael Ayrton (1921-1975), BARLEY FLIGHT, 1966
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Michael Ayrton (1921-1975), British BARLEY FLIGHT, 1966 signed and dated "'66" upper left; titled and dated "Feb '66" verso Estimate: $1,000—2,000 CAD
Waddington's
Oct. 02, 2024
▲ Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
Est: £400 - £600
▲ Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) 'The Sleeper in Flight' signed and dated 'Michael Ayrton July 21st 1941' l.l., pen and ink heightened with white 22 x 30.5cm Condition Report: Framed: 43 x 51.5cm Time staining with a faint border of discolouration to the extreme edges. Not viewed out of glazed frame.
Sworders
Sep. 11, 2024
Michael Ayrton, Street Corner, 1949-50;
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Michael Ayrton, British 1921-1975 - Street Corner, 1949-50; oil on panel, signed lower right 'Michael Ayrton', 36 x 45 cm (ARR) Provenance: The Redfern Gallery, London (label attached to the reverse of the frame); Col. A. S. Richardson, purchased from the above on the 20th June 1951 and thence by descent Note: Ayrton exhibited with Redfern in the late 1940s and a painting of a similar subject 'Encounter No 1, 1947' originally with the gallery, depicting two figures in an alleyway, one wearing a cloak, is now in the Jerwood Collection. In the late 1940s Ayrton had visited Italy, where he was inspired by the artists of the quattrocento such as Masaccio and Piero della Francesca. The impact of their work can be seen in the highly tonal use of colour and careful drawing and modelling of the figures.
Roseberys
Sep. 11, 2024
Michael Ayrton, Icarus Transformed, 1961;
Est: £800 - £1,200
Michael Ayrton, British 1921-1975 - Icarus Transformed, 1961; ink on paper, signed, dated and titled lower left 'Michael Ayrton 1961 Icarus Transformed' and inscribed in pencil lower right 'reproduced in Testament of Daedalus', 22.2 x 28 cm (ARR) Provenance: Hamet Gallery, London (label attached to the reverse of the frame); The Estate of Jill and Michael Barrington, purchased from the above on the 5th March 1969 Note: 'The Testament of Daedelus' was published in 1962 and shows Ayrton's continued interest in Greek myth and in particular the Cretan stories of King Minos and the Minotaur and Daedelus and his tragic son Icarus.
Roseberys
Jul. 25, 2024
† Michael Ayrton (1921-1975), Cassandra Version IVm Agamemnon pt. II, signed and dated 'Michael Ayrton, 6.10.59', ink on paper laid to board with white gouache, 33 cm x 23 cm, framed and glazed, 56 cm x 35 cm. Preparatory sketch for Michael...
Est: £400 - £600
† Michael Ayrton (1921-1975), Cassandra Version IVm Agamemnon pt. II, signed and dated 'Michael Ayrton, 6.10.59', ink on paper laid to board with white gouache, 33 cm x 23 cm, framed and glazed, 56 cm x 35 cm. Preparatory sketch for Michael Ayrton's illustrated version of The Oresteia which was published in 1961. Private collection, deceased estate
Dawsons Auctioneers
Jul. 17, 2024
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Modified Head I, Icarus
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Modified Head I, Icarus dated '14.7.60' (lower left) oil on board 39 x 52cm (15 3/8 x 20 1/2in).
Bonhams
Jul. 17, 2024
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Minotaur (together with a further pencil on paper, Moses, by the same hand(2))
Est: £800 - £1,200
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Minotaur signed and dated 'michael ayrton/29.11.1963' (lower right) pen and ink and ink on paper 47.5 x 38cm (18 11/16 x 14 15/16in). together with a further pencil on paper, Moses, by the same hand (2)
Bonhams
Jul. 17, 2024
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Evening Shore
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Evening Shore signed and dated 'michael ayrton Dec 60' (upper left) oil on canvas 61 x 73.5cm (24 x 28 15/16in).
Bonhams
Jul. 17, 2024
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Fortress
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Fortress signed and dated 'michael ayrton 61' (upper left) oil and collage on board 30 x 44cm (11 13/16 x 17 5/16in).
Bonhams
Jul. 17, 2024
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Stage Design
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Stage Design signed, indistinctly dated and indistinctly inscribed with production notes 'michael ayrton' (lower right) gouache, pen and ink and pencil on paper 33 x 48cm (13 x 18 7/8in).
Bonhams
May. 23, 2024
§ Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
Est: £200 - £400
§ Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) Eagle Landscape; from The Greek Suite signed 'Michael Ayrton' (lower right); numbered 39/50 lithograph 46 x 66cm Provenance: St Johns Art and Decor Gallery
Cheffins
May. 23, 2024
§ Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
Est: £200 - £400
§ Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) Greek Shepherd I signed 'Michael Ayrton' (lower right); numbered 12/50 lithograph 52.5 x 72cm Provenance: St Johns Art and Decor Gallery
Cheffins
Mar. 27, 2024
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Untitled
Est: £800 - £1,200
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Untitled signed and dated 'Michael Ayrton 52' (lower left) charcoal, pencil and chalk on paper 60.5 x 40.5cm (23 13/16 x 15 15/16in).
Bonhams
Feb. 27, 2024
Â§ Michael Ayrton
Est: £200 - £300
Â§ Michael Ayrton Michael Ayrton Femmes / Hombres, 10 etchings only (of 15), each signed and numbered VI of XX artistâs proof copies, from an overall edition of 132,"on white japonâ, illustrating Paul Verlaine, some spotting, each mounted, loose in morocco-backed portfolio boards, printed label on upper cover, ties, some fading and staining, oblong folio, [Douglas Cleverdon for The Arcadia Press, 1972]
Chiswick Auctions
Dec. 14, 2023
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Stylite
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Stylite bronze numbered 4/9 44 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches.
Hindman
Jul. 27, 2023
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) L'oiseau chante avec ses doigts (The Bird Sings with its Fingers), 1972
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) L’oiseau chante avec ses doigts (The Bird Sings with its Fingers), 1972 mixed media signed Michael Ayrton and dated (lower right) 29 1/2 x 20 inches.
Hindman
Jun. 26, 2023
Michael Ayrton (1921-1975), Ink on card, Cumean Si…
Est: £850 - £900
Michael Ayrton (1921-1975), Ink on card, Cumean Sibyl. Dated 20/09/63 lower right, signed and dated upper right and titled verso. Approx. 15" x 19"
Claydon Auctioneers
Jun. 15, 2023
MICHAEL AYRTON, BRITISH 1921-1975, JUDITH, 1951; DRYPOINT WITH WATERCOLOUR ON WOVE, SIGNED AND
Est: £300 - £400
Michael Ayrton, British 1921-1975, Judith, 1951; drypoint with watercolour on wove, signed and dated in black ink, image: 37 x 25.2 cm, (framed) (ARR)
Roseberys
May. 25, 2023
§ Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
Est: £500 - £800
§ Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) The Acropolis at Cumae signed and dated 'michael ayrton / 17.4.56' (lower right) ink and wash 33 x 50cm Provenance: With Abbott & Holder, London
Cheffins
Mar. 22, 2023
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Lens 35cm (13 3/4in) high including base; 31cm (12 3/16in) high excluding base (Conceived in 1973)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Lens numbered '6/12' (to base of sculpture) bronze with a light brown patina and perspex, on a wooden base 35cm (13 3/4in) high including base; 31cm (12 3/16in) high excluding base Conceived in 1973
Bonhams
Mar. 22, 2023
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Kneeling Maze Figure 14cm (5 1/2in) high (Conceived in 1965)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Kneeling Maze Figure numbered '3/9' (to underside) bronze with a dark brown patina 14cm (5 1/2in) high Conceived in 1965
Bonhams
Mar. 22, 2023
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Return of Agamemnon (Painted circa 1960)
Est: £800 - £1,000
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Return of Agamemnon oil on board 53 x 43cm (20 7/8 x 16 15/16in). Painted circa 1960
Bonhams
Mar. 22, 2023
MICHAEL AYRTON (1921-1975) Figures in a Red Room oil on canvas 35 x 44 5/8
Est: £5,000 - £8,000
MICHAEL AYRTON (1921-1975) Figures in a Red Room oil on canvas 35 x 44 5/8 in. (88.9 x 113.3 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 22, 2023
MICHAEL AYRTON (1921-1975) Inlet watercolour, gouache, oil and collage on p
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
MICHAEL AYRTON (1921-1975) Inlet watercolour, gouache, oil and collage on paper 8 5/8 x 12 5/8 in. (21.9 x 32.1 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 07, 2023
Michael Ayrton, British 1921-1975, Female portrait; Crouching woman, both from the Minotaur suite;
Est: £300 - £500
Michael Ayrton, British 1921-1975, Female portrait; Crouching woman, both from the Minotaur suite; each etching in black and white, each numbered 5/75 in pencil and stamp signed, sheet: 46.7 x 38.8 cm; 45 x 51.5 cm, (unframed) (ARR) (2) Michael Ayrton, British 1921-1975, Female portrait; Crouching woman, both from the Minotaur suite; each etching in black and white, each numbered 5/75 in pencil and stamp signed, sheet: 46.7 x 38.8 cm; 45 x 51.5 cm, (unframed) (ARR) (2)
Roseberys
Sep. 24, 2022
Michael AYRTON: "Percy Wyndham Lewis"
Est: $150 - $250
Michael AYRTON (1921-1975): "Percy Wyndham Lewis". Etching on wove paper, 1955-73 (?). Edition of 100. Signed and numbered in pencil. This portrait was later titled "Mr Wyndham Lewis regarding, with distaste and rancour, the literary establishment of the 1930s" and was published as the frontispiece for the special edition of Lewis's The Roaring Queen, 1973. Plate size: 5 1/8 x 4 inches.
Armstrong Fine Art
May. 25, 2022
Michael Ayrton, British 1921–1975
Est: £2,500 - £3,000
Michael Ayrton, British 1921–1975 Sculpture Maze Maker I, 1964; bronze, edition of 9, numbered on base '8/9', 40.5(H) x 21(W) x 8(D) cm including base (ARR) Provenance: with Grosvenor Gallery, London; private collection, purchased from the above and thence by descent Exhibited: Grosvenor Gallery, London, 'Michael Ayrton: bronzes, paintings, collages and drawings 1964-1966', 7th June 2nd July 1966, cat. no.2 Note: with thanks to Justine Hopkins of the Michael Ayrton Estate for her assistance in the cataloguing of this work. This sculpture was the first of a series of Maze Makers exploring the relationship of Daedalus, the master-craftsman of Crete, with the labyrinth he made for King Minos to conceal and contain the Minotaur. In the following year (1965) Ayrton evolved his ideas through two more small works ('Maze Maker II' and 'Maze Maker III') and a much larger piece titled simply 'Maze Maker (large version)'. The series ended spectacularly in the 2-metre high 'Daedalus/Icarus Matrix' cast in 1968-9 for Ayrton's full-scale maze in the Catskill Mountains of New York State, where the Maze Maker supports his winged son, Icarus, rising from the maze. However the conception of maze and maker as intertwined and interdependent was one which remained a central theme of Ayrton's work for the rest of his life, emerging in various forms in his later sculpture; Maze Maker I, therefore, is not only a fine sculpture in its own right, but a work of considerable significance for Ayrton's career as a whole. Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Apr. 07, 2022
Â§ MICHAEL AYRTON (1921â1975)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Â§ MICHAEL AYRTON (1921â1975) MICHAEL AYRTON (1921â1975) Maquette for a male figure bronze 22.8 cm (8 3/4 in), long PROVENANCE: with Modern Sculpture Gallery, where purchased by the present owner
Chiswick Auctions
Feb. 09, 2022
Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) Portrait of Herbert Agar, pencil on paper, signed, titled and dated 1964, 15.25" x
Est: £200 - £300
Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) Portrait of Herbert Agar, pencil on paper, signed, titled and dated 1964, 15.25" x 19.25".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Dec. 16, 2021
† Michael Ayrton (1921-1975), 'Berlioz I', a head and shoulders portrait, pen and watercolour sketch, dated 1965, 45.5 cm x 37 cm, framed and glazed.
Est: £250 - £350
† Michael Ayrton (1921-1975), 'Berlioz I', a head and shoulders portrait, pen and watercolour sketch, dated 1965, 45.5 cm x 37 cm, framed and glazed. Footnote: This drawing was followed by Ayrton's book, Berlioz, A Singular Obsession. A Personal Portrait of Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) on the Centenary of His Death (1969, London: British Broadcasting Corporation)
Dawsons Auctioneers
Nov. 30, 2021
§ MICHAEL AYRTON (1921-1975)
Est: £200 - £300
§ MICHAEL AYRTON (1921-1975) MICHAEL AYRTON (1921-1975) Fishes signed, inscribed and dated M. Ayrton A/P 1952 (lower left) monoprint with hand finish, unframed sheet: 33 x 43 cm (13 x 17 in)
Chiswick Auctions
Nov. 23, 2021
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Demeter and Kore
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Demeter and Kore signed and dated 'Michael Ayrton 1.6.1965.' (lower right) charcoal on paper 58.5 x 40.5cm (23 1/16 x 15 15/16in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Nov. 23, 2021
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Maquette for Bather with a Child 39cm (15 3/8in) high, including integral base (Conceived in 1956)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Maquette for Bather with a Child numbered '2/9' (to base) bronze with a dark brown patina 39cm (15 3/8in) high, including integral base Conceived in 1956 For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Nov. 23, 2021
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Reflective Heads II 41cm (16 1/8in) high (Conceived in 1971, the present lot is from the edition of 9)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Reflective Heads II signed 'Ayrton' (to reverse of base) bronze and polished bronze 41cm (16 1/8in) high Conceived in 1971, the present lot is from the edition of 9 For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Nov. 23, 2021
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Warthog
Est: £800 - £1,200
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Warthog dated '11.2.75' (lower right) pen and ink, pencil and wash on paper 24 x 33.5cm (9 7/16 x 13 3/16in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Oct. 28, 2021
§ Michael Ayrton (British 1921-1975)
Est: £600 - £800
§ Michael Ayrton (British 1921-1975) Eroded Landscape, Naxos signed 'Michael Ayrton' (lower right); inscribed with title and dated 6.1.1965 (lower left) ink wash 36.5 x 54.5cm
Cheffins
Oct. 05, 2021
*Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
Est: £400 - £600
*Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) *Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) 'Dionysus and Pentheus', 1964 signed 'Michael Ayrton', inscribed as titled and dated '3.6.64' in pencil l.r., ink and watercolour 35 x 25.5cm Designed as an illustration for 'The Bacchae', Limited Editions Club 1967 and Heritage Press publication (not used). Provenance: Bonhams, Vision 21, 16 Nov 2004, lot 10. *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
Sworders
Oct. 05, 2021
*Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
Est: £300 - £500
*Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) *Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) 'Desolate Garden', c.1945 inscribed as titled l.r., pencil 14.7 x 23.5cm A powerful neo-romantic drawing closely related to two works from 1944, Convulsive Landscape and Tree Forms, all of which show Ayrton's response to and development of ideas drawn from Paul Nash and Graham Sutherland, both of whom Ayrton met between 1944-46. The religious/naturalistic imagery, with an agonised body configured of branches, roots and stones, builds imaginatively on Sutherland's own depictions of Christ's crucified suffering, first produced during this period. (See: Peter Cannon-Brookes, 'Michael Ayrton', pp.15,16,18, plates 24 and 25). *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
Sworders
May. 27, 2021
§ Michael Ayrton (British 1921-1975)
Est: £100 - £200
§ Michael Ayrton (British 1921-1975) Acropolis at Cumae signed 'Michael Ayrton' (lower right); numbered 15/50 lithograph 41cm x 48cm
Cheffins
Apr. 28, 2021
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Icarus Fledged 18cm (7 1/16in) high
Est: £2,500 - £3,500
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Icarus Fledged numbered '7/12' (on side of base) bronze with dark brown patina 18cm (7 1/16in) high For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Apr. 28, 2021
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Night Landscape
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Night Landscape oil on board 24 x 35.5cm (9 7/16 x 14in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Apr. 28, 2021
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Cumaean Sybil IV
Est: £800 - £1,200
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Cumaean Sybil IV signed, titled and dated '7.5.56/Cumaean Sybil IV./michael ayrton.' (lower right), bears inscription '(SIC)/Sibyl' (lower right) ink and wash on paper 43 x 28cm (16 15/16 x 11in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Mar. 27, 2021
Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) Seated Tripod Figure
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
1962. Bronze sculpture, edition 4/6. Brown patina on a marble base.
Cottone Auctions
Mar. 09, 2021
Michael Ayrton, British 1921-1975- Gilgamesh, 1971; two lithographs on laid, one signed in penc
Est: £150 - £200
Michael Ayrton, British 1921-1975- Gilgamesh, 1971; two lithographs on laid, one signed in pencil, one inscribed in blue ink, proofs for Geoffrey Brisdon's Gilgamesh, published by Rampant Lions Press, 38.3 x 27cm (unframed) (2) (ARR) Note: this lot is accompanied by a letter regarding the proofing of the lithographs, signed by the artist. Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Dec. 16, 2020
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Paxos, Rainstorm (together with a further ink painting, Beach, by the same hand(2))
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Paxos, Rainstorm signed 'michael ayrton' (upper right), titled, dated and inscribed 'Paxos, rainstorm. 16.5.63 II.' (lower right) ink on paper 39.5 x 48cm (15 9/16 x 18 7/8in). together with a further ink painting, Beach, by the same hand (2) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Dec. 07, 2020
Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) Femmes Hombres
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) Femmes Hombres The deluxe book, 1972, comprising an original drawing, the set of fourteen etchings and suite of the preliminary proofs with the two rejected plates on japan paper, all signed numbered and inscribed in pencil, the edition was 15, and the book with with title-page, text, the set of etchings and justification this copy signed and numbered from the deluxe edition in pencil, bound as issued in the original green Morocco boards, the separate suites loose in the original boards all housed in a matching slipcase, overall size 340 x 434mm (13 3/8 x 17 1/8 in) (book) This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Forum Auctions - UK
Nov. 04, 2020
Michael Ayrton, British 1921-1975 - Table Still life, 1954;
Est: £1,000 - £2,000
Michael Ayrton, British 1921-1975- Table Still life, 1954; oil on board, signed and dated 54, 69 x 110cm(ARR) Provenance: Christie's, London 20th March 2014 lot 73; Bonhams, London, 2nd June 2015 lot 89; Private collection, London. Note: Michael Ayrton was born in London and began his painting career at the age of 14. Ayrton travelled widely around Europe and spent much time in Italy where, in the 1940s, he was inspired by the works of the Quattrocento painters, particularly Piero della Francesca. He became preoccupied with Greek mythology after a visit to Cumae, with regular travels to Greece after 1957 influencing his subsequent artwork. Although Ayrton continued to draw, producing etchings and lithographs throughout his career, from 1955 sculpture became his preferred medium, with his many bronzes of famous mythical characters such as the Minotaur and Daedalus and Icarus remaining his best-known works. Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Nov. 04, 2020
Michael Ayrton, British 1921-1975 - Maze Maker III, 1964/65;
Est: £3,500 - £4,000
Michael Ayrton, British 1921-1975- Maze Maker III, 1964/65; bronze, edition 7/9, 26cm high (including base), (ARR) Provenance: Bonhams, London, Modern British and Irish Art, 22nd November 2016, Lot 199. Note: Michael Ayrton was British artist who produced work in a wide range of media, including sculptures, prints and paintings, over the course of his career. His style has been influenced by artists including Graham Sutherland, Pavel Tchelitchew, and Henry Moore. Indeed, it was after Moore’s advice that Ayrton began to seriously engage in sculpture. Ayrton was particularly preoccupied with the Classical Greek myth of Daedalus and Icarus, which he connected with his struggles and ambitions as an artist. This artwork, entitled Maze Maker III, is a further example of Ayrton’s interest in the story of Daedalus, which in this instance is focused on his construction of the labyrinth to contain the Minotaur. The figures of Daedalus and the Minotaur, alongside other mythological characters, repeatedly recur in bronzes made by Ayrton, making this theme a key feature of Ayrton’s most famous work. Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys