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    Twentieth Century British Art

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    20 October 2005

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    • Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
    Lot 97

    Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)

    The Bullfighter

    Price realised

    GBP 5,040

    Estimate

    GBP 2,500 - GBP 3,500

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    Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
    The Bullfighter
    signed and dated 'Michael Ayrton 9.1939' (upper right), signed again and inscribed 'Michael/Ayrton/The Bullfigher' (on the backboard)
    gouache on paper
    10¼ x 8 in. (26 x 20.3 cm.)

    Provenance

    with Redfern Gallery, London.

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    Pre-Lot Text

    Property from the collection of the Late Gordon House

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