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

Nov. 20, 2024
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Crouched Minotaur 78.7 cm. (31 in.) wide (Conceived in 1963, this cast is number 1 from the edition of 6)
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Crouched Minotaur bronze with a green/black patina 78.7 cm. (31 in.) wide Conceived in 1963, this cast is number 1 from the edition of 6
Bonhams
Nov. 20, 2024
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Crouched Figure 80 cm. (31 1/2 in.) high (Conceived in 1959, this cast is number 1 from the edition of 6)
Est: £15,000 - £20,000
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Crouched Figure bronze with a brown patina 80 cm. (31 1/2 in.) high Conceived in 1959, this cast is number 1 from the edition of 6
Bonhams
Oct. 25, 2024
§ Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
Est: £150 - £250
§ Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) Poems of Death; from New Excursions Into English Poetry, nine unframed lithographic bookplates, published by Frederick Muller, 1945, each 20.5 x 13.5cm; together with William Scott CBE, RA (1913-1989), Soldiers' Verse; from New Excursions Into English Poetry, six unframed lithographic bookplates, published by Frederick Muller, 1945, each 21 x 13.5cm (15)
Cheffins
Oct. 17, 2024
§ MICHAEL AYRTON (BRITISH 1921–1975)
Est: £200 - £300
MICHAEL AYRTON (BRITISH 1921–1975) Untitled (Not To Disturb) 1971 signed and numbered 4/28 in pencil etching on wove from Muriel Spark's Not To Disturb published by Observer Books plate 17.5 x 12.8cm framed ARR
Chiswick Auctions
Oct. 14, 2024
MICHAEL AYRTON (1921-1975) Portrait of Peter Usinov Inscribed and dated ‘Peter, August 27- 66’ Pencil, 31.5 x 22cm
Est: €800 - €1,200
MICHAEL AYRTON (1921-1975) Portrait of Peter Usinov Inscribed and dated ‘Peter, August 27- 66’ Pencil, 31.5 x 22cm
Adam's
Sep. 26, 2024
Michael Ayrton (1921 - 1975), Boys Fishing, lithograph, 6/25, signed in pencil, 68cm x 43cm
Est: £60 - £80
Michael Ayrton (1921 - 1975), Boys Fishing, lithograph, 6/25, signed in pencil, 68cm x 43cm
Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd
Sep. 10, 2024
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975), Portrait of the composer and conductor Constant Lambert, pencil on paper, 18 x 11cm
Est: £500 - £800
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Portrait of the composer and conductor Constant Lambert pencil on paper inscribed and dated 1946
Gorringes
Sep. 04, 2024
Michael Ayrton, Fishes, 1952;
Est: £200 - £300
Michael Ayrton, British 1921-1975, Fishes, 1952; hand-finished monoprint in colours on paper, signed, dated and inscribed A/P in black pen, sheet: 33 x 42.5cm, (unframed) (ARR)
Roseberys
Aug. 13, 2024
▲ Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
Est: £100 - £150
▲ Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) 'Balanide I', 1972 etching, printer's proof, inscribed 'p.p' in pencil l.l., with artist's studio stamp verso, one of fifteen etchings illustrating 'Femmes/Hombres' by Paul Verlaine, published by Douglas Cleverdon sheet 29.5 x 39cm, unframed Condition Report: A faint crease mark to the upper right edge. Appears to be in otherwise good condition.
Sworders
Aug. 13, 2024
§ MICHAEL AYRTON (BRITISH 1921-1975)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
MICHAEL AYRTON (BRITISH 1921-1975) LANDSCAPE WITH GOATS, CUMAE, SOUTHERN ITALY - 1956 Signed and dated lower right, oil on canvas 50cm x 59cm (19.75in x 23.25in) Vincent Kosman Fine Art, Edinburgh;Private Collection, U.K.
Lyon & Turnbull
Jul. 18, 2024
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Smoke Mirror Circle (Drawing II), 1972
Est: $800 - $1,200
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Smoke Mirror Circle (Drawing II), 1972 ink wash and graphite signed Michael Ayrton, titled and dated (lower right) 20 x 13 1/2 inches.
Hindman
Jul. 17, 2024
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Orpheus 36cm (14 3/16in) wide including base; 33.5cm (13 3/16in) wide excluding base (Conceived in 1957)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Orpheus numbered '6/6' (to back edge) bronze with a dark brown patina, on a wooden base 36cm (14 3/16in) wide including base; 33.5cm (13 3/16in) wide excluding base Conceived in 1957
Bonhams
Jul. 17, 2024
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Hammock 79cm (31 1/8in) wide (Conceived in 1960)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Hammock numbered '1/9' (to side of base) bronze with a brown patina and wire 79cm (31 1/8in) wide Conceived in 1960
Bonhams
Jul. 17, 2024
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Hot Landscape
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Hot Landscape signed and dated 'michael ayrton 60' (upper left) collage and oil on board 44.5 x 36.5cm (17 1/2 x 14 3/8in).
Bonhams
Jul. 17, 2024
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Tiryns
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Tiryns signed and dated 'michael ayrton 60' (upper right) oil on board 23 x 33cm (9 1/16 x 13in).
Bonhams
Jul. 17, 2024
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Cretan Red Landscape
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Cretan Red Landscape signed and dated 'michael ayrton June 65.' (lower right) collage and oil on canvas 39 x 49cm (15 3/8 x 19 5/16in).
Bonhams
Jul. 17, 2024
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) The Dauphiné in August
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) The Dauphiné in August signed and dated 'michael ayrton Sept 69' (upper left) collage, acrylic and sand on canvas 46 x 61cm (18 1/8 x 24in).
Bonhams
Jun. 25, 2024
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975), 'Giovanni', oil on canvas, 48 x 68cm
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
§ Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) 'Giovanni' oil on canvas signed, Hanover Gallery label verso
Gorringes
Jun. 19, 2024
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Talos 172 cm. (67 5/8 in.) high (Conceived in 1963, in an edition of 3)
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Talos bronze with a brown and blue/green patina 172 cm. (67 5/8 in.) high Conceived in 1963, in an edition of 3
Bonhams
Jun. 19, 2024
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Acrobats II, Variant II 134.6 cm. (53 in.) high (including the base) (Conceived in 1958)
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Acrobats II, Variant II bronze with a dark brown patina on a wooden base 134.6 cm. (53 in.) high (including the base) Conceived in 1958
Bonhams
Jun. 18, 2024
Michael Ayrton, Fishes, 1952;
Est: £300 - £500
Michael Ayrton, British 1921-1975, Fishes, 1952; hand-finished monoprint in colours on paper, signed, dated and inscribed A/P in black pen, sheet: 33 x 42.5cm, (unframed) (ARR)
Roseberys
Jun. 11, 2024
Michael Ayrton,
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
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 (according to the label attached to the reverse) 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
Jun. 11, 2024
Michael Ayrton,
Est: £800 - £1,200
Michael Ayrton, British 1921-1975 - Woman with a Bible, 1948; charcoal and chalk on paper, signed and dated lower left 'Michael Ayrton 5.9.48' and again upper right, 52 x 36 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Christopher Hull Gallery, London, no.2172 (label attached to the reverse of the frame); Mr and Mrs Berkoff, purchased in 1989 and thence by descent (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame) Exhibited: Christopher Hull Gallery, London, 'Michael Ayrton', 1989 (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame)
Roseberys
Apr. 26, 2024
§ MICHAEL AYRTON (BRITISH 1921-1975)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
MICHAEL AYRTON (BRITISH 1921-1975) LANDSCAPE WITH GOATS, CUMAE, SOUTHERN ITALY, 1956 signed and dated (lower right), oil on canvas 50cm x 59cm (19 ¾in x 23 ¼in) Vincent Kosman Fine Art, Edinburgh;Private Collection, U.K.
Lyon & Turnbull
Apr. 10, 2024
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975)
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Bronze, steel and plexiglass / lucite construction on rotating base. Signed and numbered 1/12. 15.25" ht. From the collection of Ann M. Meranus, Cincinnati, OH. Ann was a lifelong philanthropist, civil servant, and supporter of artists.
Caza Sikes
Mar. 26, 2024
§ MICHAEL AYRTON (BRITISH, 1921-1975)
Est: £600 - £800
MICHAEL AYRTON (BRITISH, 1921-1975) Icarus Multiple signed and dated 'Michael Ayrton/24.6.61' (lower right) graphite, wash and mixed media on board, in the artist's original frame 53 X 40.7 cm. (20 3/4 x 16 in.)
Chiswick Auctions
Mar. 26, 2024
§ MICHAEL AYRTON (BRITISH, 1921-1975)
Est: £800 - £1,200
MICHAEL AYRTON (BRITISH, 1921-1975) Figure Under Stress signed and dated '6.11.61/Michael Ayrton' (lower left) 72 x 55.8 cm. (28 1/4 x 22 in.)
Chiswick Auctions
Mar. 13, 2024
λ MICHAEL AYRTON (BRITISH 1921-1975), MAZE MUSIC
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
λ MICHAEL AYRTON (BRITISH 1921-1975)MAZE MUSICBronzeSigned and numbered 3/12Height: 40cm (15½ in.)
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Mar. 12, 2024
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975), 'Giovanni', oil on canvas, 48 x 68cm
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
§ Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) 'Giovanni' oil on canvas signed, Hanover Gallery label verso
Gorringes
Feb. 29, 2024
† Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) Britsh, a patinated bronze abstract "Mantic" figure, early 1960s, unsigned on a square base, 38 cm overall height Michael Ayrton
Est: £600 - £800
† Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) Britsh, a patinated bronze abstract "Mantic" figure, early 1960s, unsigned on a square base, 38 cm overall height Michael Ayrton A private estate
Dawsons Auctioneers
Feb. 16, 2024
λ MICHAEL AYRTON (BRITISH 1921-1975), JUDITH
Est: £300 - £500
λ MICHAEL AYRTON (BRITISH 1921-1975) JUDITH Watercolour and scratching out Signed and dated 51 (lower right) 37 x 25cm (14½ x 9¾ in.)Provenance:The Redfern Gallery Ltd., London Dr. S. J. Folley, Private Collection, purchased from the above 29 May 1951 Goldmark Art, Uppingham, Rutland Please note measurements do not include the frame unless otherwise stated.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Feb. 01, 2024
Michael Ayrton, Mantic Figure
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Michael Ayrton Mantic Figure 1963 bronze 14.625 h x 5.25 w x 4.875 d in (37 x 13 x 12 cm) This work is from the edition of 6. This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Wright
Dec. 14, 2023
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Journey Through Head, 1970
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Journey Through Head, 1970 mixed media collage on paper board signed Michael Ayrton and dated (lower right) 29 1/2 x 20 1/4 inches.
Hindman
Dec. 14, 2023
Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) The Minotaur Suite
Est: £800 - £1,200
Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) The Minotaur Suite The complete set of ten etchings, 1971, each signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 75, printed by Studio Prints, London, on Saunders Imperial mould-made paper, with full margins, each 592 x 780mm (23 1/4 x 30 5/8in) (10) This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Forum Auctions - UK
Nov. 29, 2023
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Goat at Cumae
Est: £800 - £1,200
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Goat at Cumae signed and dated 'Michael Ayrton/7.5.56' (upper right) ink and wash on paper 51 x 30cm (20 1/16 x 11 13/16in).
Bonhams
Nov. 29, 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: £2,000 - £3,000
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
Nov. 29, 2023
Michael Ayrton, Reflection of Flight, 1975;
Est: £2,500 - £3,000
Michael Ayrton, British 1921-1975 - Reflection of Flight, 1975; bronze and Perspex on rotating base, cast at the Art Bronze Foundry numbered '4/12' , H28.2 x W20 x D22 cm (including base) (ARR) Provenance: Christie's, London, Modern British and Irish Art, 14th July 2016, lot 27; a Collector of Modern British Art, purchased from the above and thence by descent Note: this present work was the final piece cast from the edition of 12. It was cast by Mike Gaskin during Ayrton's lifetime. The series of Reflector sculptures which Ayrton produced towards the end of his life grew out of his long-standing fascination with mazes. He was introduced to neutral density Perspex by his son-in-law, Richard Gregory, then Director of the Brain and Perception Laboratory at Bristol University, who had been using it in his experiments, and the idea of combining bronze, one of the oldest man-made materials, with Perspex, one of the newest, took hold of his imagination as a way to express his sense of the universality of myth in general and maze-myths in particular. Neutral density Perspex is both translucent and reflective: a bronze figure placed beside a sheet of Perspex can be seen through the sheet and reflected in it; seen from different angles on a turning base, a figure or figures will literally dance with each other, in a mazed-space which is both real and illusory. 'Reflection of Flight, 1975' is the last in this series, looks back to the very beginnings of his obsession with the myth of Daedalus, Icarus, Maze and Minotaur, and the flight of Icarus out of the Cretan maze. As the bronze turns on its base, the kneeling figure on one side of the Perspex watches, studies and is penetrated by the poised bronze bird bones; at one angle he wears them as wings. Ancient bronze, modern Perspex, and bone which is older than both, are brought together in a sculpture which is as timeless as human curiosity itself; the ultimate visual expression of the artist's vision of Icarus as both doomed and transcendent, and of the 'death in flight' which makes heroes - as he had witnessed it during the War, and written of in 'Testament of Daedalus' and 'The Maze Maker'. It is a powerful work, which stands at the heart of his oeuvre: looking back to the beginnings of his entanglement with myth, and forwards to the new engagement with mazes and mirrors which sadly he did not live to explore fully. With thanks to Justine Hopkins of the Michael Ayrton Estate for her assistance in the cataloguing of this work.
Roseberys
Oct. 27, 2023
§ Michael Ayrton (British 1921-1975) Boy with a Rose, 1949
Est: £800 - £1,200
§ Michael Ayrton (British 1921-1975) Boy with a Rose, 1949 dated June 15th 1949 (lower right), pencil on paper (25.4cm x 17.8cm (10in x 7in)) Provenance Private Collection, London.
Lyon & Turnbull
Jul. 12, 2023
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Siren 26cm (10 1/4in) high excluding base; 28.5cm (11 1/4in) high including base (Conceived in 1963)
Est: £2,500 - £3,500
Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Siren numbered '7/9' (to base) bronze with a dark brown patina 26cm (10 1/4in) high excluding base; 28.5cm (11 1/4in) high including base Conceived in 1963
Bonhams
Jun. 30, 2023
λ MICHAEL AYRTON (BRITISH 1921-1975), DARK LANDSCAPE
Est: £500 - £800
λ MICHAEL AYRTON (BRITISH 1921-1975)DARK LANDSCAPE Oil on board Signed and dated 44 (lower right)28 x 37cm (11 x 14½ in.)Provenance:The Redfern Gallery Ltd., LondonPrivate Collection, Miss Vivian Leigh, purchased from the above in January 1945Private Collection, Tarquin Olivier, the son of Vivian Leigh's then husband Laurence OlivierExhibited:London, The Redfern Gallery Ltd., 1945, no. 20Please note measurements do not include the frame unless otherwise stated.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jun. 15, 2023
MICHAEL AYRTON, BRITISH 1921-1975, FISHERMAN; LITHOGRAPH ON WOVE, SIGNED IN PENCIL, BEARS BLIND
Est: £250 - £350
Michael Ayrton, British 1921-1975, Fisherman; lithograph on wove, signed in pencil, bears blind stamp, image: 76.5 x 49.2 cm, (framed) (ARR) Provenance: together with a letter from The Bruton Gallery, February 1973.
Roseberys
Jun. 06, 2023
MICHAEL AYRTON, BRITISH 1921-1975 - BATHERS ON A JETTY, 1952; OIL ON PANEL, SIGNED AND DATED UP
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Michael Ayrton, British 1921-1975 - Bathers on a Jetty, 1952; oil on panel, signed and dated upper left 'Michael Ayrton 52', 25.5 x 35.5 (ARR) Provenance: private collection and thence by descent Note: This is the first of two oil paintings on a theme which Ayrton had previously been exploring in drawings and watercolour, originally inspired during his travels in Italy by seeing small boys swimming off the bridges and piers of Venice and Naples. This painting and 'Bathers on a Jetty II' (private collection) were the only oil paintings made, but the theme continued into his sculpture in 1954 with 'The Indomitable Bather' (a small plaster which was never cast) and was fully realised later in 1955 with the bronze 'Figures on a Jetty'. With thanks to Justine Hopkins for her assistance in the cataloguing of this work.
Roseberys
May. 25, 2023
§ Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
Est: £150 - £250
§ Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) Poems of Death; from New Excursions Into English Poetry six unframed lithographs, published by Frederick Muller, 1945 each 20.5 x 13.5cm (6)
Cheffins
Dec. 13, 2022
Â§ MICHAEL AYRTON (BRITISH, 1921â1975)
Est: £2,500 - £3,500
Â§ MICHAEL AYRTON (BRITISH, 1921â1975) MICHAEL AYRTON (BRITISH, 1921â1975) Return signed with initials 'a/o' (on the underside) bronze with a brown patina 21.7 cm. (8 1/2 in.) (wide) Conceived in 1969 From the edition of 9 Provenance With Christopher Hull Gallery, London, December 1995, where purchased by the present owner Private Collection, U.K. ARR
Chiswick Auctions
Dec. 08, 2022
Michael Ayrton, British 1921-1975 - Return, 1969; bronze, numbered '6/9', H11.5 x L23 x D8 cm (
Est: £3,500 - £4,000
Michael Ayrton, British 1921-1975 - Return, 1969; bronze, numbered '6/9', H11.5 x L23 x D8 cm (ARR) Exhibited: London, Thomas Agnew & Sons, Michael Ayrton: Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, March-April 1984, no.37 (another cast) Literature: P. Cannon-Brookes, Michael Ayrton: An Illustrated Commentary, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, 1978, no.194, illus. on p.108 (another cast)
Roseberys
Dec. 08, 2022
Michael Ayrton, British 1921-1975 - Afternoon, 1973; bronze, numbered '10/12', H13 x W18 x D15
Est: £3,000 - £4,000
Michael Ayrton, British 1921-1975 - Afternoon, 1973; bronze, numbered '10/12', H13 x W18 x D15.2 cm (including base) (ARR) Provenance: with Christopher Hull Gallery, London; Anne-Caroline Filer, given to her for her 21st birthday by Christopher (according to the label on the base) Literature: P. Cannon-Brookes, Michael Ayrton: an Illustrated Documentary, Birmingham, 1978, pp. 112 and 141, no. 201, illus.(another cast)
Roseberys
Oct. 20, 2022
MICHAEL AYRTON (1921-1975) Golden Couple (Afternoon) MICHAEL AYRTON (1921-1975) /Golden Couple (Afte
Est: £60,000 - £80,000
MICHAEL AYRTON (1921-1975) Golden Couple (Afternoon) MICHAEL AYRTON (1921-1975) /Golden Couple (Afternoon)/ signed 'Ayrton' (on the underside of the female figure), numbered and stamped with foundry mark, London hallmark for 18 carat gold and date letter for 1973 '3/12 /MSFLD/18/S' (on the underside of each figure) 18 carat yellow gold, on a black stone base 7 in. (17.8 cm.) long, excluding base Cast in 1973 by Morris Singer Foundry, London.
Christie's
Aug. 17, 2022
* Ayrton (Michael, 1921-1975). Spears (Archilochos Suite), etching with drypoint, 1975
Est: £100 - £150
* Ayrton (Michael, 1921-1975). Spears (Archilochos Suite), etching with drypoint, 1975 Ayrton (Michael, 1921-1975). Spears (Archilochos Suite), 1975, etching with drypoint, numbered V from the edition of only 16, studio stamp to lower right, deckle edge at bottom, image size 22.3 x 17.5 cm (8 3/4 x 6 7/8 ins), sheet size 46 x 38.6 cm (18 x 15 1/4 ins), framed and glazed (55 x 46 cm) QTY: (1) NOTE: Produced by Ayrton for Archilochos, a book he illustrated and translated, published posthumously by Secker & Warburg in 1977.
Dominic Winter Auctions