GREG CURNOE "DUCHARME BEACH" WATERCOLOR, 1986 Color Field painting General Idea replaces Duchamp's blue

General Idea replaces Duchamp's blue and red palette with their now-ubiquitous red/green/blue

"Protect Me From What I Want"

and Roy Lichtenstein were contributing to the nascent Pop Art movement

making it an excellent domestically sized version of the original giant work

paintings of this scale from Pachter are exceedingly rare

GREG CURNOE "DUCHARME BEACH" WATERCOLOR, 1986 Color Field painting General Idea replaces Duchamp's blueGreg Curnoe (1936 1992) was a highly revered artist, bookmaker, and competitive cyclist based in London, Ontario, but beloved across the country. He represented Canada in the 1976 Venice Biennale. Unwavering in his allegiance to the Canadian local art scene, Curnoe led the London Regionalism movement alongside fellow artists such as Jack Chambers, Tony Urquhart, and Murray Favro. Together, they championed their hometown of London, Ontario by focusing