"Sikar II (not in Cristea)" is a 1993 mixed media print by British abstract artist Gillian Ayres, combining etching with carborundum, colour printing, and extensive hand application of acrylic paint. This printer's proof, one of only a few aside from an edition of 25, demonstrates Ayres's characteristic approach to abstraction through bold gestural mark making and vibrant colour relationships across its substantial one meter square format. Created at the renowned 107 Workshop in Wiltshire under the direction of master printer Jack Shirreff, the work exemplifies the artist's mature exploration of spontaneous abstraction and the interplay between mechanical and manual artistic processes.