MICHAEL AYRTON (1921 - 1975), DARK TRINITY

MICHAEL AYRTON (1921 - 1975), DARK TRINITY

Estimate $4,000 – $6,000

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ink and gouache
Painted in 1939
46 BY 36CM

PROVENANCE
David Gainsborough Roberts, U.K.
Christopher Hull Gallery, London (label on reverse)
Private collection Melbourne, purchased from the above

EXHIBITED
Michael Ayrton 1921-1975, Christopher Hull Gallery, London, July 1987

During the 1940s Ayrton became interested in the occult, and specifically in the writings of the magician-mystic Aleister Crowley. The darkly foreboding, dream-like character of the present work reflects both this influence and a broader English tradition of mystery and magic going back to William Blake, Henry Fuseli and Richard Dadd.

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Fine Furniture & Decorative Arts

DECORATIVEARTS | 25 Oct 2010 |
6 PM

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