Live Auction 9569Modern British and Irish Art
Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
Lot 55

Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)

Portrait of CP Snow

Closed16 October 2013

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GBP 750

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Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
Portrait of CP Snow
signed and dated 'Michael Ayrton 30. 3. 1963.' (lower right)
pencil, ink and wash
18½ x 27½ in. (47 x 69.8 cm.)

with Bruton Gallery, where acquired by Ruth Prowse in February 1977.

Specialist note

The sitter in this portrait is Charles Percy Snow, Baron Snow of the City of Leicester CBE. An English novelist and chemist, he served in the British Civil Service and briefly in the UK government. He is best known for his series of novels Strangers and Brothers.