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May 26, 2022
Limelight: Contemporary Art and Photography
Lot 65
  1. Michael Ayrton - Ball Games
  2. Michael Ayrton - Ball Games
  3. Michael Ayrton - Ball Games
  4. Michael Ayrton - Ball Games
  5. Michael Ayrton - Ball Games
  6. Michael Ayrton - Ball Games
  1. Michael Ayrton - Ball Games
  2. Michael Ayrton - Ball Games
  3. Michael Ayrton - Ball Games
  4. Michael Ayrton - Ball Games
  5. Michael Ayrton - Ball Games
  6. Michael Ayrton - Ball Games
Michael Ayrton

Ball Games (1949)

Dimensions
sight: 19 3/8 x 24 1/2 inches

Estimate: $400 - $600

Price Realized: $406
Includes buyer's premium

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Michael Ayrton
British (1921-1975)
Ball Games (1949)
Details
pastel, charcoal, graphite on buff paper sight: 19 3/8 x 24 1/2 inches signed lower left
Provenance
Property from the Collection of Seymour Stein
Sotheby's, London, Neo-Romantic & Surrealist Art from the Collection of Pierre Le-Tan, 25 October 1995, lot 82 Christie's label affixed to frame verso
Condition
in very good condition, gentle creasing to upper left and lower right quadrants, not examined out of frame
Frame Information
frame dimensions: 26 3/8 x 31 1/4 x 1 3/4 inches, wood frame with glazing

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