HAROLD TOWN "SILENT LIGHT" PAINTING, 1969 Karel Appel with their blindstamp lower right

with their blindstamp lower right

He not only defined Pop Art but had an unrivaled influence on artists and image-making

He uses recognizable forms as the basis for bold and colorful compositions that flirt with abstraction

and evolve with the complex and nuanced subject matter it took on

Our client acquired it from the Alexis Gregory Foundation

HAROLD TOWN "SILENT LIGHT" PAINTING, 1969 Karel Appel with their blindstamp lower rightHarold Town (1924 1990) is renowned across Canada and beyond 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. Town fearlessly experimented with different media and aesthetics consider