Candy Man

© Michael Tyzack, courtesy of Portland Gallery, London. Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

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Abstract painting comprising pale tongue shape extending downward from the top of the picture, patterned with two wavy lines moving from left to right. There is a second shape in the form of a rectangle with flared ends that extend upwards from the bottom of the picture, also with two wavy lines from left to right; two shapes are prevented from meeting by a narrow horizontal bar across the lower half of the picture. The red and blue tones reference consumer goods, specifically sweets and candy as the title indicates.

Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester

Title

Candy Man

Date

1965

Medium

acrylic on canvas

Measurements

H 183 x W 214 cm

Accession number

1968.105

Acquisition method

gift from the Contemporary Art Society, 1968

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

artist's inscription : : verso, on stretcher : title, date, artist's name : "CANDY MAN : 1965." Michael Tyzack

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