HAROLD TOWN "TANGERINE BLUE STRETCH" LITHO 1971Harold Town (1924 1990) is renowned across Canada for his eclectic and dynamic body of work. In the 1950s, Town established his reputation with a series of abstract monotypes (called "Single Autographic Prints"). He would exhibit these works at the Venice Biennale to great fanfare in Europe and at home. By the 1960s, he was considered the most famous artist in Canada. As an artist he fearlessly experimented with different media and aesthetics consider

The purple grape "mauve" color in this example is far thicker and denser than a previous example we handled

Was Town responding to emerging trends in the art world (such as Minimalism and hard-edge abstraction)

Like the best of Nevelson's work the sculpture alludes to tribal art and utopian or post-apocalyptic architecture

Possibly her largest single work of art

26"H 32"W (sheet)

Screenprint

is consistently provocative and occasionally frightening

Like the best of Pachter's work "Side by Side" has an optimism

Very good condition

Many major institutions have examples of his work

The Montclair Art Musuem (which has an example of this work in their permanent collection) eloquently described this piece:

signed and numbered by the artist