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Harold TownDay of the Dragon1965
1965
$4,000
£2,973.54
€3,481.06
CA$5,593.88
A$6,246.17
CHF 3,258.17
MX$76,806
NOK 41,122.22
SEK 38,715.12
DKK 25,968.69
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Harold Town (1924-1990) is the best-known and most dynamic artist from the "Painters Eleven" group. His reputation goes beyond his association with the group as arguably one of Canada's most ambitious, versatile and inventive artists of the 20th century.
While Town coined the Painter's Eleven name (based on the number of artists who simply attended their first meeting) his output was diverse, ever-changing and not restricted to painting nor abstraction.
Town rose to fame in the late 1950's with a series of unique prints ("Single Autographic Prints") which led to representing Canada at the Venice Biennale in 1956.
Despite this important debut, Town is first considered as a painter. Over the course of his career, the artist continued to reinvent his aesthetic, regularly changing medium and mood. Similar to Robert Motherwell, Town was an avid and experimental printmaker. Every number of years he seemed to adopt a new printmaking technique that enabled him to articulate a new style or aesthetic. Contrast the visual and methodological differences between the Single Autographic Prints (from the late 1950's) to the graphic lithographs of Rock n' Roll stars (like John and Yoko) from the late 1960's.
This unique monotype work is Harold Town at his best - a hypnotic and mysterious abstract surface. While Town changed styles easily, one of the reoccurring motifs in his work is a dynamism and intricacy.
- Creator:Harold Town (1924 - 1990, Canadian)
- Creation Year:1965
- Dimensions:Height: 12.75 in (32.39 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)
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- Condition:Signed, numbered and dated by the artist Note: Original period frame. Wear is commensurate with age. Very good condition Provenance: The Estate of Harold Town (Works has estate inventory label verso).
- Gallery Location:Toronto, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: 3-211stDibs: LU21527732352
Harold Town
Harold Town remains one of the most accomplished and fascinating characters from the Painters Eleven group. While Town coined the group's name (based on the number of artists, who simply attended their first meeting) his output was diverse, ever-changing and not restricted to painting. Somewhat ironically, his first significant body of work, which established his reputation as a group of monotypes - which he called Single Autographic Prints. Town was introduced to lithography by fellow painters Eleven member Oscar Cahen. The Single Autographic Prints were first exhibited in 1954. Two years later the National Gallery of Canada would successfully nominate him to represent the nation at the Venice Biennale. By the end of the decade, Town received international accolades for these works and had become one of the most admired artists in Canada. This complex mauve-hued example of a Single Autographic Print is Harold Town at his best; layered, rich colors creating a hypnotic inimitable abstract surface. This type of SAP is particularly sought-after as it is one of the earliest and features a distinct graphic collage-like composition made up of blocky shapes. Such elements would become signatures in Town's oeuvre. An essential work for any collection of post-war Canadian abstraction.
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