Study on the theme of Temptation of St Anthony, 1943
ink
pastel
watercolour and gouache
56.5 x 34 cm
signed and dated ‘Michael Ayrton/Feb 1943’ (lower left)
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Study on the theme of Temptation of St Anthony, 1943
Exhibition History:
Woking, The Lightbox, The Ingram Collection: Where’s God Now? 18 July – 27 September 2015;
Hastings, Jerwood Gallery, Century: 100 Modern British Artists, 23 October 2016 – 8 January 2017;
Woking, The Lightbox, Celebrating Michael Ayrton: A Centenary Exhibition, 29 May – 8 August 2021
Michael Ayrton’s personal life was volatile and troubled and his work, drawing on personal experience is full of tension and dramatic, often tragic emotion.
