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The late Denise Adeane
Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
The Unquiet Sleep IV
Details
Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
The Unquiet Sleep IV
signed and dated twice 'Michael Ayrton 52/29.2.52' (lower right)
ink, wash and gouache
17¾ x 24 in. (45.1 x 60.9 cm.)
The Unquiet Sleep IV
signed and dated twice 'Michael Ayrton 52/29.2.52' (lower right)
ink, wash and gouache
17¾ x 24 in. (45.1 x 60.9 cm.)
Provenance
Purchased at the 1952 exhibition by Reginald Cockburn, 1 October 1952.
with Hamet Gallery, London, where purchased by the late Denise Adeane, 28 February 1973.
with Hamet Gallery, London, where purchased by the late Denise Adeane, 28 February 1973.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Michael Ayrton: Paintings and Drawings, Sculpture, Book Illustration and Theatre Design 1945-1955, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, 1955, p. 19, pl. IX, illustrated.
Exhibited
London, Redfern Gallery, D. Khayatt, Maurice Utrillo, Michael Ayrton, Sidney Nolan, October 1952, no. 114.
London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Michael Ayrton: Paintings and Drawings, Sculpture, Book Illustration and Theatre Design 1945-1955, September - October 1955, no. 89.
London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Michael Ayrton: Paintings and Drawings, Sculpture, Book Illustration and Theatre Design 1945-1955, September - October 1955, no. 89.