Jack Bush, paintings and drawings, 1955-1976

This catalogue was published in 1980 by the Arts Council of Great Britain to accompany the major retrospective exhibition of Jack Bush’s work. As a seminal figure in Canadian abstract expressionism and a member of the Painters Eleven, Bush is celebrated for his vibrant use of color and rhythmic composition. The exhibition was designed to introduce the depth of his late-career output to a wider international audience, cementing his reputation as a key player in the development of Color Field painting.

The publication serves as a scholarly record of Bush's evolution between 1955 and 1976, tracing his transition from early gestural abstraction toward the more structured, hard-edged shapes that defined his mature style. The volume features critical essays that place his work within the context of the New York School and European modernism, reflecting the high regard in which he was held by critics and curators alike at the time of his death.