signed and dated 1955 upper left; signed and dated on the reverse, partial title on a torn gallery label
23.5 × 25 in (59.7 × 63.5 cm)
Auction Estimate:$15,000 - $20,000
Sale date:November 20 - 29, 2013
Price Realized
$11,500
(including Buyer's Premium)
By 1955, Town had developed a strong, dramatic style and an expanding audience for it. He was both charismatic and candid, certainly a force in the groundbreaking Painters Eleven which sought to attract public interest in abstract art by exhibiting together as a group. “Oasis” displays Town's virtuosity as a painter and his affinity for bright pigments and energetic, calligraphic brushwork.
