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Lot Essay
The present composition is based on the rose windows at Chartres and Wells Cathedrals.
Details
Gillian Ayres, R.A. (b. 1930)
Wells
signed and dated 'G. Ayres/82' (lower centre)
oil on canvas, circular
84 in. (213.4 cm.), unframed
Wells
signed and dated 'G. Ayres/82' (lower centre)
oil on canvas, circular
84 in. (213.4 cm.), unframed
Provenance
with Knoedler Kasmin, London.
Exhibited
Liverpool, John Moores Liverpool Exhibition 13, 1982, no. 314.
London, Arts Council of Great Britain, Serpentine Gallery, Gillian Ayres, November 1983 - January 1984, no. 21; this exhibition toured to Barnsley, Cooper Gallery, January - February 1984; Penzance, Newlyn Art Gallery, February - March 1984; Nottingham, University Art Gallery, April - May 1984; and Llandudno, Mostyn Art Gallery, June - July 1984.
Cardiff, Welsh Arts Council, 3 Artists in Wales, October - November 1988.
London, Arts Council of Great Britain, Serpentine Gallery, Gillian Ayres, November 1983 - January 1984, no. 21; this exhibition toured to Barnsley, Cooper Gallery, January - February 1984; Penzance, Newlyn Art Gallery, February - March 1984; Nottingham, University Art Gallery, April - May 1984; and Llandudno, Mostyn Art Gallery, June - July 1984.
Cardiff, Welsh Arts Council, 3 Artists in Wales, October - November 1988.
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