Jerwood Collection buys Michael Ayrton picture from Hertfordshire council auction at Cheffins
The Jerwood Collection of Modern British art has emerged as the buyer of ‘Encounter No 1’, an oil painting by Michael Ayrton (1921-75). After selling at the recent auction it will now go on public view.
It was bought at Hertfordshire County Council’s sell-off of works at Cheffins on March 21 for a hamm…