Lot 134
  • 134

Boyle Family

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Boyle Family
  • Addison Crescent (London Study)
  • mixed media, resin, and fiberglass on wood frame
  • 182 by 182 by 6cm; 71 5/8 by 71 5/8 by 2 3/8 in.
  • Executed in 1969.

Provenance

Galerie Paul Maenz, Cologne
The Helga and Walther Lauffs Collection, Germany (acquired from the above in 1971)

Exhibited

Cologne, Galerie Paul Maenz, Mark Boyle, 1971
Krefeld, Kaiser Wilhelm Museum (on long-term loan, 1971-2008)

Literature

Exhibition Catalogue, The Hague, Haags Gemeenemuseum, Journey to the Surface of the Earth. Mark Boyle's Atlas & Manual, 1970, n.p., illustrated
Günter Metken, Spurensicherung. Kunst als Anthropologie und Selbsterforschung. Fiktive Wissenschaften in der heutigen Kunst, Cologne 1977, no. 85, p. 138, illustrated in installation view
Martin Krunz, et al.,Mark Boyle’s und Joan Hills’ Reise um die Welt 2, Lucerne 1978, n.p., illustrated
Gerhard Storck, et al., Sammlung Helga und Walther Lauffs im Kaiser Wilhelm Museum Krefeld. Amerikanische und europäische Kunst der sechziger und siebziger Jahre, Krefeld 1983, no. 41
Gerd De Vries, Ed., Eine Avant-Garde-Galerie und die Kunst unserer Zeit. Paul Maenz Köln 1970-1980-1990, Cologne 1991, p. 45, illustrated
Alexandra Whitney, Ed.,The Helga and Walther Lauffs Collection, Göttingen/New York 2009, Vol. I, p. 253, illustrated; and Vol. II, pp. 86-87, no. 37, illustrated

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. Condition: This work is in very good condition. All surface irregularities are in keeping with the artist's choice of medium and working process.
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