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Michael Ayrton

British · 1921–1975 · Painter, Printmaker

Michael Ayrton was a British painter, printmaker, sculptor, critic, broadcaster and novelist. His sculptures, illustrations, poems and stories often focused on the subjects of… (Wikipedia)

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Falcon WatcherRago Auctions · Nov 2021$43,750≈ £32,381≈ €37,853Sign up to see
Maze Music 1972Menzies · Sep 2011A$11,659≈ $11,945≈ £7,565≈ €8,700Sign up to see
Bust of Hector BerliozBonhams · Apr 2025£8,960≈ $11,858≈ €10,471Sign up to see

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Michael Ayrton, Cage Mirror Maze #6/6, Bronze Sculpture — Cage Mirror Maze #6/6
DuMouchelles · Jun 19, 2026
$2,500Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Rainstorm on Paxos, 1963, black ink and brush — Rainstorm on Paxos, 1963
Chorley's · Jun 2, 2026
£1,300Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Figures on a Jetty, circa 1954-55, Bronze Sculpture — Figures on a Jetty, circa 1954-55
DuMouchelles · Sep 12, 2025
$6,500Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Cage Contingency, c. 1969, bronze, Plexiglas — Cage Contingency, c. 1969
Wright · May 28, 2025
$2,794Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Cage Contingency, Bronze And Plexiglass Sculpture — Cage Contingency
DuMouchelles · May 16, 2025
$2,750Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, BROKEN BEACH, 1962, collage on board — BROKEN BEACH, 1962
Lyon & Turnbull · May 1, 2025
£2,142Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, CIRCUS MAN: MASKED FIGURE, c.1938-39, ink and gouache on paper laid on card — CIRCUS MAN: MASKED FIGURE, c.1938-39
Lyon & Turnbull · May 1, 2025
£2,520Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Study for Discovery for Nautilus, 1970, India Ink & Graphite on Wove Paper — Study for Discovery for Nautilus, 1970
DuMouchelles · Apr 18, 2025
$1,900Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Invador, 1972, bronze with a dark brown patina — Invador, 1972
Bonhams · Apr 15, 2025
£8,960Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Bust of Hector Berlioz, circa 1969, bronze with a black patina — Bust of Hector Berlioz, circa 1969
Bonhams · Apr 15, 2025
£8,960Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Self-Portrait, pencil on paper — Self-Portrait
Bonhams · Apr 15, 2025
£2,048Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Windy Day, pen and ink, ink, pencil and wash on paper — Windy Day
Bonhams · Apr 15, 2025
£1,280Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Shore II, oil on board — Shore II
Bonhams · Apr 15, 2025
£3,200Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, St Anthony, No. XI, The Woman, watercolour, gouache and pen and ink on paper — St Anthony, No. XI, The Woman
Bonhams · Apr 15, 2025
£1,536Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Untitled, black chalk — Untitled
Sworders · Apr 15, 2025
£1,200Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Minotaur in Jeopardy, Bronze Sculpture — Minotaur in Jeopardy
DuMouchelles · Mar 13, 2025
$8,000Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Minotaur, Bronze Sculpture — Minotaur
DuMouchelles · Mar 13, 2025
$10,000Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Untitled, pen and ink heightened with white 22 x 30.5cm — Untitled
Sworders · Oct 2, 2024
£450Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Mantic Figure, 1963, bronze — Mantic Figure, 1963
Wright · Feb 1, 2024
$2,489Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Self Portrait — Self Portrait
Lawrences Auctioneers · Jan 17, 2024
£2,200Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Boy with a Rose, 1949, pencil on paper — Boy with a Rose, 1949
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 27, 2023
£1,512Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Icarus Fall, oil on board — Icarus Fall
Bonhams · Oct 11, 2022
£2,168Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Untitled, Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) Head study for 'Sceptic' 1955 monotype — Untitled
Sworders · Apr 5, 2022
£320Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, THE ACROPOLIS OF CUMAE, Lithograph, 46/50 — THE ACROPOLIS OF CUMAE
Lyon & Turnbull · Jan 19, 2022
£325Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Falcon Watcher, bronze — Falcon Watcher
Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2021
$43,750Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Untitled, ink and watercolour 35 x 25.5cm Designed as an illustration for 'The Bacchae' — Untitled
Sworders · Oct 5, 2021
£650Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Untitled, Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) 'Femmes/Hombres' etching — Untitled
Sworders · Apr 25, 2021
£90Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Plates from Femmes Hombres, two monochrome etchings, both signed in pencil and editioned 1/XX 12 in pencil — Plates from Femmes Hombres, two monochrome etchings
Toovey's · Mar 17, 2021
£32Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Untitled, pen and ink and wash on buff paper 23 x 15cm Exhibited: Savile Club — Untitled
Sworders · Oct 22, 2019
£1,000Sign up free to see

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Anderson & Garland · Sep 26, 2019
£130Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Geode, 1970, enameled steel, bronze, Perspex, mahogany, geode — Geode, 1970
Wright · Sep 24, 2015
$7,040Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Maze Music 1972, 1972, bronze with cords — Maze Music 1972, 1972
Menzies · Sep 14, 2011
A$11,659Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Harbour / Flood Tide, 1963, mixed media collage on canvas — Harbour / Flood Tide, 1963
Bonhams · May 11, 2010
$2,440Sign up free to see

Michael Ayrton, Figures on a Jetty, circa 1954-55, Bronze Sculpture — Figures on a Jetty, circa 1954-55
DuMouchelles · Jun 13, 2025

Michael Ayrton, Cage Contingency, Bronze And Plexiglass Sculpture — Cage Contingency
DuMouchelles · Mar 13, 2025

Michael Ayrton, LANDSCAPE WITH GOATS, CUMAE, SOUTHERN ITALY, 1956, oil on canvas — LANDSCAPE WITH GOATS, CUMAE, SOUTHERN ITALY, 1956
Lyon & Turnbull · Aug 13, 2024

Michael Ayrton, LANDSCAPE WITH GOATS, CUMAE, SOUTHERN ITALY, 1956, oil on canvas — LANDSCAPE WITH GOATS, CUMAE, SOUTHERN ITALY, 1956
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 25, 2024

Michael Ayrton, Figure, ink and wash — Figure
Bonhams · Mar 21, 2024

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