
Boyce, 1966
Acryl auf Leinwand auf Holz.
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British painter born in 1933 and died in 2007, Michael Tyzack received the John Moores Painting Prize for Alesso 'B'. A sale notice indicates that he studied under William Coldstream.
Boyce, dated 1966, is an acrylic painting on canvas mounted on wood, signed, dated and titled on the verso. Its published provenance mentions Axiom Gallery, in London, in 1968, followed by a Swiss private collection. The work was exhibited at the Kunsthaus Zürich in 1970, in Peau de lion, then at the Badischer Kunstverein in Karlsruhe, from 12 January to 13 February 1972, in the same exhibition.
Other works attest to varied techniques and formats: Nocturne (1972) is an acrylic on canvas measuring 198.1 × 137.2 cm; Daybreak Express #3 (1977-87) is an oil on canvas measuring 127 × 152.5 cm, with the signature, title and date inscribed on the back of the stretcher. A sale listing also records Petit Nocturnal no. 2, dated 1981.
This profile brings together identity references for Michael Tyzack and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Acryl auf Leinwand auf Holz.
Date to be documented
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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