DEREK BOSHIER (British b. 1937) A PAINTING, "Between Sunset and Sunrise, Houston," 1980, oil on canvas, signed verso. 42 1/8" x 55 1/8" Note: Derek Boshier's "Texas paintings" completed during the 1980s explore cowboy mythology, pop culture, and relationships between politics and art. One particular focus was the dramatically flat landscape of the Houston skyline, which appears in many of these works.  Derek Boshier lived in Houston for thirteen years after accepting a temporary teaching position that turned into a long and successful career at the University of Houston. He had first come to prominence during the 1960s in London while still a student at the Royal College of Art, where he helped to launch the British Pop Art movement along with fellow students David Hockney, Allen Jones, R.B. Kitaj, and others. Provenance: Exhibited in "AN ART HISTORIAN COLLECTS: The David E. Brauer Collection" at the Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama. Estate of David E. Brauer, Houston, Texas.

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