Lot 21
CHRISTOPHER PRATT, R.C.A.
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Provenance:
Marlborough-Godard Gallery, Toronto/Montreal
Private Collection, Toronto
Literature:
Joyce Zemans, Christopher Pratt: A Retrospective, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, 1986, page 55.
Note:
Donna is the subject of many works by both Christopher and Mary Pratt. In this sketch, Donna’s gaze is relaxed but her crossed arms suggest a subtext – as if challenging the artist to the impossible task of truly capturing her image on a page.
Joyce Zemans observes, “Pratt has puzzled over the years about the significance of the artist/model relationship and particularly about the power struggle it implies.”