Gillian Ayres

British · 1930–2018 · Painter, Printmaker

Gillian Ayres was an English painter. She is best known for abstract painting and printmaking using vibrant colours, which earned her a Turner Prize nomination. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Gillian Ayres, Where the Cymbals of Rhea Played, oil on canvasWhere the Cymbals of Rhea PlayedArt+Object · NZ$48,050≈ $33,561≈ £26,930≈ €31,465Sign up to see
  2. Gillian Ayres, Untitled, household paint on burlapUntitledPhillips · £17,500≈ $23,049≈ €20,696Sign up to see
  3. Gillian Ayres, UNTITLED - C.1957-59, Oil on canvas boardUNTITLED - C.1957-59Lyon & Turnbull · £15,120≈ $19,240≈ €17,577Sign up to see

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Gillian Ayres was an English painter. She is best known for abstract painting and printmaking using vibrant colours, which earned her a Turner Prize nomination.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1930, BarnesDied 2018, North DevonOccupation Painter, PrintmakerWikidata Q11860480 ↗ULAN 500023212 ↗

In the collections of

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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contemporary art

Also known as Henry, Mrs. Mundy, Mundy, Henry, Mrs.

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), MoMA collection data (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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