HAROLD TOWN "BELOW SWING" MIXED MEDIA, 1973Harold 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 beyond. By the 1960s, he was considered the most famous artist in Canada. Town fearlessly experimented. Consider how different his "Toy Horse" is from his

the women exude a sense of rigidity

However on closer inspection the random shapes appear to be distorted and exaggerated phalluses

like the hypnotic sphere

The highly textured artworks that employed this approach were appropriately titled Snap Paintings

nude as she glares into the camera

This work is exceptional due to the surprising screen print on the verso

This untitled work exemplifies Sullivan's exceptional command of pastels

Dali worked in almost every possible artistic medium

For over a decade

In 2012 Richter set a record auction price for a painting by a living artist at $34 million

the woman confronts the viewer with a direct and unwavering gaze

Ink and mixed-media on paper