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Juno and the Paycock

AYRES, Gillian

© Estate of Gillian Ayres/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
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Juno and the Paycock is a joyous celebration of colour. The circular composition serves to bring the eye continually back into the exuberant abstract imagery. Gillian Ayres’s works were all named by friends and family after they were produced. The title of this work, Juno and the Paycock, references the play of the same title by Seán O’Casey. The word ‘paycock’ is the Irish pronunciation of peacock and the top left imagery in this print resembles the patterning of peacock feathers.


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Details

Collection

Derek Williams Trust / Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A(L) 2272

Creation/Production

AYRES, Gillian
Date: 1992

Measurements

Height (cm): 106.5
Width (cm): 107

Techniques

hand-painted colour etching on paper

Material

etching

Location

In store
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Tags

  • Abstract
  • Animals And Plants
  • Art And Design Movements
  • Ayres, Gillian
  • Colour
  • Derek Williams Trust Collection
  • Fine Art
  • Fine Art Loan
  • Identity
  • Key Design Elements
  • Pattern
  • Peacock
  • Woman Artist
  • Works On Paper

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