HAROLD TOWN "VALE VARIATION: DOUBLE TURN" INK DRAWING, 1977 jim dine watercolor Rivers was fascinated by the

Rivers was fascinated by the human body and often featured both male and female nudity in his works

a small form in relation to a big form

the brown shape presents a man standing head-on

During this period leading American abstract artists were staining their canvases or taping surfaces for hard-edge compositions

HAROLD TOWN "VALE VARIATION: DOUBLE TURN" INK DRAWING, 1977 jim dine watercolor Rivers was fascinated by theHarold 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