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Michael Ayrton — Icarus Falls III
Michael Ayrton

Icarus Falls III

1959

An oil painting by Michael Ayrton from 1959 depicting the mythological moment of Icarus's fall. The work explores themes of hubris, human limitation, and classical mythology through modernist abstraction.

Medium
oil on board

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Modern British Art

November 18, 2021

Estimate: $6,000$8,000

Lot 464

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Michael Ayrton, Icarus Falls III, 1959

An oil painting by Michael Ayrton from 1959 depicting the mythological moment of Icarus's fall. The work explores themes of hubris, human limitation, and classical mythology through modernist abstraction.

Medium
oil on board
Year
1959
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Classical, Mythology, Modernism, Michael Ayrton, Oil on Board, 1959, Icarus

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