Harold Town Art
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.
1950s Modern Harold Town Art
Monotype
1980s Abstract Harold Town Art
Ink, Oil, Pencil, Color Pencil
1980s Post-Modern Harold Town Art
Graphite
1970s Modern Harold Town Art
Chalk, Pastel, Graphite
1970s Modern Harold Town Art
Chalk, Pastel, Graphite
1970s Abstract Harold Town Art
Screen, Lithograph
1970s American Modern Harold Town Art
Lithograph
1960s American Modern Harold Town Art
Lithograph
1970s Abstract Harold Town Art
Gouache, Ink
1950s Abstract Harold Town Art
Monoprint
1970s Abstract Harold Town Art
Lithograph
1960s Abstract Harold Town Art
Monotype, Intaglio
1960s Abstract Harold Town Art
Ink, Pen, Gouache, Watercolor
1970s Abstract Harold Town Art
Lithograph
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Harold Town Art
Oil Crayon, Paper
Late 20th Century Abstract Harold Town Art
Lithograph
1950s Abstract Expressionist Harold Town Art
Monotype
1950s Abstract Expressionist Harold Town Art
Monoprint
1950s Abstract Expressionist Harold Town Art
Monotype
1950s Abstract Harold Town Art
Monotype
Early 2000s Realist Harold Town Art
Chalk, Pastel, Cardboard, Pencil
2010s Modern Harold Town Art
Photographic Film, Emulsion, Printer's Ink, Watercolor, Photographic Pap...
2010s Modern Harold Town Art
Graphite, Conté
1960s Abstract Harold Town Art
Lithograph, Screen
2010s Modern Harold Town Art
Graphite, Conté
2010s Modern Harold Town Art
Photogram, Monotype, Color, C Print, Photographic Paper, Watercolor, Pri...
Mid-20th Century Harold Town Art
Pastel, Graphite
1980s Abstract Expressionist Harold Town Art
Lithograph, Screen
1980s Abstract Geometric Harold Town Art
Paper, Lithograph, Screen
2010s Modern Harold Town Art
Photographic Film, Emulsion, Printer's Ink, Watercolor, Photographic Pap...
Early 2000s Realist Harold Town Art
Chalk, Pastel, Pencil, Cardboard
1990s Abstract Expressionist Harold Town Art
Lithograph, Screen
1970s Pop Art Harold Town Art
Lithograph
1950s Abstract Harold Town Art
Monoprint
1970s Pop Art Harold Town Art
Lithograph
1960s American Modern Harold Town Art
Lithograph
1970s Abstract Harold Town Art
Lithograph
1970s Abstract Harold Town Art
Lithograph
1970s American Modern Harold Town Art
Lithograph
1970s Abstract Harold Town Art
Lithograph
1970s American Modern Harold Town Art
Lithograph
1960s American Modern Harold Town Art
Lithograph
1970s Abstract Harold Town Art
Lithograph
1970s Abstract Harold Town Art
Lithograph