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Gillian Ayres

1930–2018

British abstract painter, born in London, where she studied at Camberwell School of Art, 1946–50. Tim Hilton described her as one of the British painters of her generation who were ‘impatient with landscape, the life-room, or *neo-romanticism’.

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Text Source: A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art (Oxford University Press)

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Merlin 1983 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Merlin 1983 The Young Gallery
Mons Graupius 1979/1980 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Mons Graupius 1979/1980 Touchstones Rochdale
Mambo Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Mambo Royal West of England Academy (RWA)
Flighted Ones 1995 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Flighted Ones 1995 Yale Center for British Art
Matuka 2001 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Matuka 2001 Imperial Health Charity Art Collection
Untitled 1950s Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Untitled 1950s Imperial Health Charity Art Collection
Phaëthon 1990 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Phaëthon 1990 Tate
Salix 1990/1991 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Salix 1990/1991 Royal Academy of Arts
Mushroom 1958 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Mushroom 1958 Manchester Art Gallery
Abstract* Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Abstract* Wolverhampton Art Gallery
A Midsummer Night 1990 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

A Midsummer Night 1990 Birmingham Museums Trust
Helios 1990 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Helios 1990 Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds Museums and Galleries
Untitled Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Untitled Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Coelus 1976–1977 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Coelus 1976–1977 Atkinson Art Gallery Collection
Fountain Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Fountain Victoria Gallery & Museum
Chanticlear 1986–1988 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Chanticlear 1986–1988 National Museum Cardiff
Four Forms 1961 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Four Forms 1961 The Fitzwilliam Museum
Aeolus 1987 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Aeolus 1987 Walker Art Gallery
Rombuk 2001 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Rombuk 2001 Imperial Health Charity Art Collection
No More 1997–1998 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

No More 1997–1998 The Young Gallery