Materials:
Canvas, Acrylic
Physical Object Description:
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. Artist's inscription, verso, on stretcher : title, date, artist's name : "CANDY MAN : 1965." Michael Tyzack
Dimensions:
183 x 214 cm
Accession Number:
1968.105
Credit:
Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1968
Ownership history:
Purchased from the artist at the Manchester ICA by Loraine Conran (1912-1986) for the Contemporary Art Society, 1967; presented to Manchester Art Gallery, 1968
