Lot Essay
The present work is from the Oracle Sequence which draws upon the imagery of Pythia, the priestess at the temple of Apollo through whom the god spoke.
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Pythia
Details
Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
Pythia
bronze with a brown patina
13 in. (33 cm.) high, including the wooden base
Conceived in 1963.
This work is number 5 in an edition of 6.
Pythia
bronze with a brown patina
13 in. (33 cm.) high, including the wooden base
Conceived in 1963.
This work is number 5 in an edition of 6.
Provenance
Purchased by the present owner in the early 1980s.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue; Michael Ayrton, bronze, paintings, collages and drawings, 1962-1964, London, Grosvenor Gallery, 1964, another cast illustrated.
P. Cannon-Brookes, Michael Ayrton, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, 1978, p. 100, p. 176, illustrated.
P. Cannon-Brookes, Michael Ayrton, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, 1978, p. 100, p. 176, illustrated.
Exhibited
London, Grosvenor Gallery, Michael Ayrton, bronzes, paintings, collages and drawings, 1962-1964, April - May 1964, no. 17.
Bruton, Bruton Gallery, Michael Ayrton, Recurring Themes and Images, March - May 1981, no. 64: this exhibition travelled to Penarth, National Museum of Wales; and Bristol, Pelter Sands Gallery.
Bruton, Bruton Gallery, Michael Ayrton, Recurring Themes and Images, March - May 1981, no. 64: this exhibition travelled to Penarth, National Museum of Wales; and Bristol, Pelter Sands Gallery.
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