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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Record prices
Where the Cymbals of Rhea PlayedArt+Object · NZ$48,050≈ $33,561≈ £26,930≈ €31,465Sign up to see
UntitledPhillips · £17,500≈ $23,049≈ €20,696Sign up to see
UNTITLED - C.1957-59Lyon & Turnbull · £15,120≈ $19,240≈ €17,577Sign up to see
Gillian Ayres’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
17
of 18 offered · 2017–2026
Sell-through
94%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 6 | 6 | 100% | $18.6kSign up | $17.7kSign up | $33.6kSign up |
| Oil | 5 | 5 | 100% | $17.7kSign up | $16.1kSign up | $33.6kSign up |
| Works on paper | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.8kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 10 | 9 | 90% | $1.8kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $3.2kSign up |
| Etching | 3 | 3 | 100% | $1.7kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $2.4kSign up |
| Aquatint | 3 | 3 | 100% | $1.9kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $2.6kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2.7kSign up | $2.7kSign up | $3.2kSign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 1 | 50% | $304Sign up | $304Sign up | $304Sign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.8kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $3.8kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.