John Townsend
"Breakthrough"
painted wood relief, circa 1965, signed in ink on the reverse; some slight brownish areas (staining) showing through in some strips of the wood and the frame but otherwise in very good condition
27 x 27 1/2 inches
SOLD
provenance:
Norma and Leon Hess collection, New York
Amel Gallery, New York
(and with labels from both on the reverse)
Townsend (born 1929) began creating his wood reliefs in the early-1960s, and exhibited them throughout the decade at the Byron Gallery, Amel Gallery and Martha Jackson Gallery, all in New York.