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LOT 89

Lot 89

CHRISTOPHER PRATT, R.C.A.

CHRISTOPHER PRATT, R.C.A.
Lot 89 Details
CHRISTOPHER PRATT, R.C.A.

LAKE ONTARIO, 1976

serigraph, printed in colours
signed, titled, dated “Aug.76” and numbered 26/35 in pencil in the lower margin
20 ins x 20 ins; 50.8 cms x 50.8 cms

Estimate $2,500-$3,000

Realised: $2,360
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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CHRISTOPHER PRATT, R.C.A.
  • CHRISTOPHER PRATT, R.C.A.
Provenance:

Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto/Montreal
Private Collection, Ontario

Literature:

Jay Scott and Christopher Pratt, The Prints of Christopher Pratt, 1958-1991, Catalogue Raisonné, Breakwater Books, St. John’s, Nfld., 1991, page 65 for Lake Ontario, reproduced in colour.

David P. Silcox and Merike Weiler, Christopher Pratt, Prentice-Hall Canada Inc., Scarborough, 1982, page 137 for Lake Ontario, reproduced in colour.

Note:

Pratt writes: “On those passages down the Lake and through the St. Lawrence Seaway to the Gulf, we encountered ‘Lakers’ everywhere. Sometimes, where the channel narrowed or at the entrance to a lock, they were close encounters; there, big black ships loomed over us, and we felt very fragile... Usually they were much farther off, plodding east and west relentlessly; from Trois Rivières to Thunder Bay, they symbolize the river and the lakes.”

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  • 5 Stars: Excellent - No discernable damage, flaws or imperfections
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  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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