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324 - Gillian Ayres CBE RA,
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Gillian Ayres CBE RA, British 1930-2018 - Besspangled, 2008; oil on canvas, signed with initials lower right 'G.A.', signed, titled and dated on the reverse 'Gillian Ayres Besspangled 2008', 61 x 91.2 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Alan Cristea Gallery, London (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame); Private Collection, London Note: combining a playful approach to form and joyous palette, the artist celebrates the natural world in this late painting. Ayres's work has continued to be the subject of exhibitions since her death, most recently at The Heong Gallery, Cambridge in 2025. Her works are in major public collections including the Tate, British Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum.
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