Historical Results


Artist Harold Barling Town
Title Toy Horse 34
Media gouache on paper
Dated
1978
Size 28 x 20.25 in. / 71.1 x 51.4 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower right; bears title on gallery label verso; framed; very minor cracking noted
Provenance
Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, label verso
Estimate CAD$2,000-$3,000


Artist Harold Barling Town
Title God Series
Media pastel and mixed media on paper
Dated
1978
Size 19.5 x 25.5 in. / 49.5 x 64.8 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower centre; bears title on label verso; framed
Provenance
Circle Arts, Toronto and Winchester Galleries, Victoria, labels verso
Estimate CAD$3,000-$4,000


Artist Harold Barling Town
Title Charlie Chaplin in the Fireman #43/36
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
1970
Size 18.25 x 11.75 in. / 46.4 x 29.8 cm.
Notes
signed, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
private collection, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$200-$300


Artist Harold Barling Town
Title W.C. Fields as Mr. Micawber #38/149
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
1970
Size 19 x 7.5 in. / 48.3 x 19 cm.
Notes
signed, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
private collection, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$200-$300


Artist Harold Barling Town
Title The Sign #1/1
Media colour monoprint on paper
Dated
1956
Size 19.5 x 15.75 in. / 49.5 x 40 cm.
Notes
signed, dated and numbered along bottom; titled verso; framed
Provenance
Mazelow Gallery, Toronto, and W.R. Mitchell and Associates, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000


Artist Harold Barling Town
Title Salon Lady #26/80
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated
1969
Size 18.5 x 13 x 1 in. / 47 x 33 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated centre left; bears title on gallery label verso; framed
Provenance
Mazelow Gallery, Toronto, partial label verso
Estimate CAD$400-$500


Artist Harold Barling Town
Title Untitled - Autographic Black and Pink Abstract
Media colour monoprint on paper
Size 19.75 x 15.75 in. / 50.2 x 40 cm.
Notes
embossed estate stamp and stamped signature along bottom; unframed; minor handling marks noted
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000


Artist Harold Barling Town
Title Chaplin and Cherrill in City Lights #67-137
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
1971
Size 11 x 11.5 in. / 27.9 x 29.2 cm.
Notes
signed, dated and numbered along bottom; bears title on paper attached verso; framed with archival mat
Estimate CAD$200-$250


Artist Harold Barling Town
Title Untitled - Composition 4 '56
Media oil on wood board
Dated
1956
Size 16.5 x 13 x 1 in. / 41.9 x 33 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated lower left; framed
Reference
see another example from this time period Fall of Babylon, 1956 in Town, by D.Burnett pg. 39 and discussed pg. 34
Estimate CAD$9,000-$12,000


Artist Harold Barling Town
Title Untitled - Magenta Stretch #42-99
Media colour silkscreen on paper
Dated
1971
Size 28.25 x 40.25 x 1 in. / 71.8 x 102.2 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, dated and numbered along bottom; framed
Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$800


Artist Harold Barling Town
Title French Postcard #4/100
Media lithograph on paper
Dated
1971
Size 38 x 25 x 1 in. / 96.5 x 63.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, dated and numbered along bottom; unframed; some handling marks noted
Reference
Fleet Galleries poster for September 22 to October 20, 1971, exhibition
Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$100-$150


Artist Harold Barling Town
Title Rudolph Valentino #5/68
Media colour lithograph on paper
Dated
1970
Size 19.75 x 13.25 x 1 in. / 50.2 x 33.7 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed, dated and numbered along top; framed with archival mat
Reference
in 1971 Harold Town had an exhibition titled Silent Stars, Sound Stars, Film Stars at the Rothman's Art Gallery, Stratford, Ont. which went on to tour in Chicago and Toronto
Provenance
Kensington Downtown Fine Art Gallery, Calgary, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$400


Artist Harold Barling Town
Title Patriotic Arch
Media oil on wood board
Dated
1960
Size 12 x 12 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed lower right; bears title and date on label attached verso; framed
Provenance
private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$5,000-$7,000


Artist Harold Barling Town
Title Big Act
Media collage and monoprint on paper
Dated
1954
Size 19.75 x 15.75 x 1 in. / 50.2 x 40 x 2.5 cm.
Notes
signed and dated upper right; bears title on gallery label verso; framed [damaged]
Provenance
Jerrold Morris Gallery, Toronto, label verso; private collection, Edmonton
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500