Live Auction 588420th Century British Art
Christie’s roundel
Lot 26

Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)

Alberti

Closed15 July 2009

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GBP 2,375

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Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
Alberti
bronze with a dark brown patina
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high, excluding base
Conceived in 1974.

Specialist note

In 1974 Ayrton modelled the head of Leon Battista Alberti. The present work was inspired by the famous plaquette in the Kress Collection, Washington.