HAROLD TOWN "VALE VARIATIONS #144" INK DRAWING, 1975 Gerhard Richter Blur Bagdad his eyes distant

his eyes distant

It was like looking at someone from another planet

Paintings of this scale are exceedingly rare

Town would repeat this technique thousands of times on a single canvas resulting in richly tactile works appropriately titled "Snap Paintings"

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HAROLD TOWN "VALE VARIATIONS #144" INK DRAWING, 1975 Gerhard Richter Blur Bagdad his eyes distantHarold Town (1924 1990) is renowned across Canada 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. One of the most remarkable characteristics of his career is his alternating between