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November 27, 2013

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LOT 50

Lot 50

HAROLD BARLING TOWN, R.C.A.

HAROLD BARLING TOWN, R.C.A.
Lot 50 Details
HAROLD BARLING TOWN, R.C.A.

SUMMER AS WISHED

collage on masonite
signed and dated 1959
9.25 ins x 14.25 ins; 23.5 cms x 36.2 cms

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $4,012
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HAROLD BARLING TOWN, R.C.A.
  • HAROLD BARLING TOWN, R.C.A.
  • HAROLD BARLING TOWN, R.C.A.
Literature:

Denise Leclerc, The Crisis of Abstraction in Canada: the 1950s, National Gallery of Canada, 1992, pages 60-61.

Note:

Town’s early interest in cubism led him to collage. From the mid-50s on, Town produced as Leclerc notes: “...an impressive body of work in this medium,” and in her view, “...ranks among the first Canadians to have turned collage into a serious pursuit.” She continues: “Since most major public galleries acquired his collages, it was primarily this medium that assured his national standing.”

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