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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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Mushroom 1958 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

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

Mambo Royal West of England Academy (RWA)
Salix 1990/1991 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Salix 1990/1991 Royal Academy of Arts
Mons Graupius 1979/1980 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Mons Graupius 1979/1980 Touchstones Rochdale
Flighted Ones 1995 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Flighted Ones 1995 Yale Center for British Art
Merlin 1983 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Merlin 1983 The Young Gallery
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
Fountain Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Fountain Victoria Gallery & Museum
A Midsummer Night 1990 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

A Midsummer Night 1990 Birmingham Museums Trust
Coelus 1976–1977 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Coelus 1976–1977 Atkinson Art Gallery Collection
Helios 1990 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

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

Untitled Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Four Forms 1961 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Four Forms 1961 The Fitzwilliam Museum
Abstract* Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Abstract* Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Chanticlear 1986–1988 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Chanticlear 1986–1988 National Museum Cardiff
No More 1997–1998 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

No More 1997–1998 The Young Gallery
Aeolus 1987 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Aeolus 1987 Walker Art Gallery
Antony and Cleopatra 1982 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Antony and Cleopatra 1982 Tate
Break-off 1961 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Break-off 1961 Tate Britain
Galatea 1981–1982 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Galatea 1981–1982 The Whitworth
Untitled 1993 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Untitled 1993 Jerwood Collection
Rombuk 2001 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Rombuk 2001 Imperial Health Charity Art Collection
Kintraw Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Kintraw Southampton City Art Gallery
Stratie II 1997 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Stratie II 1997 Government Art Collection
Sun Up 1960 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Sun Up 1960 Victoria Art Gallery
Skudia 1994 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Skudia 1994 University of Warwick
Painting 1973 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Painting 1973 Bolton Museum and Art Gallery
Distillation 1957 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Distillation 1957 Tate
Untitled 1980 1980 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Untitled 1980 1980 Sheffield Museums
Untitled (The Colour That Was There) 1992 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Untitled (The Colour That Was There) 1992 Chippenham Museum
Ah Mine Heart 1981 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Ah Mine Heart 1981 British Council Collection
Untitled Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Untitled Southampton City Art Gallery
Hinba 1978 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Hinba 1978 Southampton City Art Gallery
Thuban 2017 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Thuban 2017 National Museum Cardiff
Reef 1957 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Reef 1957 The Whitworth
Finnegan's Lake 2001 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Finnegan's Lake 2001 Imperial Health Charity Art Collection
Florestan 1986 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Florestan 1986 Museum & Art Swindon
Sundark Blues 1994 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Sundark Blues 1994 Tate
Papua 1988 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Papua 1988 Laing Art Gallery
Matuka Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Matuka St Mary’s Hospital
Brown, White, Black, Red Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Brown, White, Black, Red Newlyn Art Gallery
Umbria 1966 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Umbria 1966 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Shiraz 1964 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Shiraz 1964 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Sikar II 1993 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Sikar II 1993 Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum (Museums Worcestershire)
Untitled 1967 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Untitled 1967 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Bellona 1976–1978 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Bellona 1976–1978 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Say the Bells of St Clements 1991 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Say the Bells of St Clements 1991 London Transport Museum
Ultima Thule 1978–1980 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Ultima Thule 1978–1980 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Orlando Furioso 1977–1979 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Orlando Furioso 1977–1979 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Say the Bells of St Clements 1991 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Say the Bells of St Clements 1991 London Transport Museum
Spica 1989–1990 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Spica 1989–1990 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Lure 1963 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Lure 1963 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Juno and the Paycock 1992 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Juno and the Paycock 1992 National Museum Cardiff
After Crivelli 1967 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

After Crivelli 1967 The Fitzwilliam Museum
Indian Summer 1990 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Indian Summer 1990 British Council Collection
Myrrh of Marib 1998 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Myrrh of Marib 1998 National Museum Cardiff
Untitled 1963 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Untitled 1963 National Museum Cardiff
Lorenzo the Magnificent and Niccolo the Gear 1967 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Lorenzo the Magnificent and Niccolo the Gear 1967 The Fitzwilliam Museum
Untitled 1963 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

Untitled 1963 Ulster Museum
"Calypso" 1985 Gillian Ayres (1930–2018)

"Calypso" 1985 National Museum Cardiff