Canadian Fine Art Auction

November 21, 2016

LOT 53

Lot 53

HAROLD BARLING TOWN, R.C.A.

HAROLD BARLING TOWN, R.C.A.
Lot 53 Details
HAROLD BARLING TOWN, R.C.A.

UNTITLED

oil on board
signed and dated ‘59
12 ins x 12 ins; 30.5 cms x 35.6 cms

Estimate $8,000-$12,000

Realised: $20,400
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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HAROLD BARLING TOWN, R.C.A.
  • HAROLD BARLING TOWN, R.C.A.
  • HAROLD BARLING TOWN, R.C.A.
Provenance:

Private Collection, Ontario
Private Collection, British Columbia (by descent)

Literature:

David Burnett, Town, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1986, page 86.

Iris Nowell, Harold Town, Figure 1 Publishing Inc., Vancouver, 2014, page 94.

Note:

At the end of the 1950s and beginning of the 1960s, Town was riding a wave of popularity. In 1958 he participated in a two man exhibition with Paul Émile Borduas in London, England which drew positive reviews. In 1961, he was featured on the cover of Maclean’s magazine. This “flood of publicity,” as David Burnett describes it, was “unprecedented for a contemporary Canadian artist and unmatched since.” Burnett further cites fifteen solo exhibitions for Town between 1959 and 1964.

CONDITION DETAILS

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