Post War & Contemporary Art 
10 November 2021
Post War & Contemporary Art 
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Michael Ayrton 1921–1975

Falcon Watcher

1954 / 1972
bronze 85 h × 24 w × 18 d in (216 × 61 × 46 cm)
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $43,750
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Incised signature and number to base ‘Michael Ayrton 3/3’. This work is number 3 from the edition of 3 cast by Meridian Bronze Co., London.
provenance: Private Collection, Michigan
literature: Myth and the Creative Process: Michael Ayrton and the Myth of Daedalus, the Maze Maker, Nyenhuis, pg. 77

This work will ship from Wright in Chicago, Illinois.

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I watched the hawks flying, until gradually I found a pattern, a key to the labyrinth of the sky through which these birds wandered with such ease.

Michael Ayrton

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