Biography
Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
Michael Ayrton
Sleeping Bather. 1955
Bronze with a dark brown patina
Numbered 1/12 (on the Base)
Conceived in 1955 and cast in an edition of 12
2 1/4 x 6 x 4 3/4 ins
Exhibited
Michael Ayrton Recurring Themes and Images, Arts Council Travelling Exhibition organised by Bruton Gallery,
Truro, Plymouth, Dorchester, Exeter, 1981/2 (ill. b&w pl.74)
Michael Ayrton: Work of the 1950’s Exhibition, Bruton Gallery, Somerset, 1974
Inside front cover b&w illustration
Literature
Michael Ayrton: An Illustrated Commentary, Peter Cannon-Brookes,
City Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham, 1978 (ill. b&w pl. 180)