Gillian Ayres, Where the Cymbals of Rhea Played, oil on canvas

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Where the Cymbals of Rhea Played

Gillian Ayres (British, 1930–2018)

NZ$48,050 price realized incl. premium

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Medium: Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on canvas”
Support: Canvas
Edition: 86/87
Signed / inscribed: Signed and dated ‘86/87; title inscribed, signed and dated ’86 verso
Category: Oil paintings
Dimensions: 2240 x 2100mm
Auction house: Art+Object
Sale: Important Paintings & Contemporary Art (important-paintings-contemporary-art-18)
Date: April 6, 2017
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Lot: 94
Estimate: —
Source: Auction house artandobject.co.nz ↗
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