Optical Number 9
1964 · Oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas
60 x 60" (152.5 x 152.5 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Harold Barling Town
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WA-00029785
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12
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The 1960s: Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1967
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Canada '67
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1967
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Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1966
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Recent Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1962–1963
Source Registry (1)
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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Why this artist matters now
Harold Barling Town was a Canadian painter and sculptor whose abstract work emerged from postwar experimentation with geometric forms and modernist principles. His practice engaged equally with canvas and three-dimensional form, developing a distinctive approach rooted in formal abstraction rather than representation.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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