Cliff at Night

Michael Ayrton (1921 - 1975)

Oil and plaster on board

1960

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: China
    City: Beijing
    Place: British Embassy
  • About the artist
    Michael Ayrton was born in London, the son of the poet and critic, Gerald Gould and MP, Barbara Ayrton Gould. He studied art in London before visiting Paris in 1938 with the artist John Minton, where they studied with the French neo-romanticist Eugene Berman (1899-1972). A true polymath, Ayrton worked in painting, sculpture, theatre design, art criticism, film-making and radio broadcasting. He had an enduring passion for the Greek myth of Daedalus and Icarus, which he explored through the medium of sculpture. In 1986 he built a large-scale maze in New York State that imitated the Minotaur’s Labyrinth, the mythical creation of Daedalus. His work is represented in major collections particularly in Britain, the United States and Canada.
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    Subjects
    abstract, semi-figurative, seascape/coastal scene, Neo-Romanticism, night, sea, cliff
    Materials & Techniques
    board, oil, oil painting, plaster
  • Details
    Artist
    Michael Ayrton (1921 - 1975)
    Title
    Cliff at Night
    Date
    1960
    Medium
    Oil and plaster on board
    Dimensions
    height: 40.50 cm, width: 53.50 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Christopher Hull Gallery, March 1989
    Inscription
    tl: michael ayrton 60
    GAC number
    16685