Canadian Fine Art Auction

November 24, 2014

LOT 21

Lot 21

CHRISTOPHER PRATT, R.C.A.

CHRISTOPHER PRATT, R.C.A.
Lot 21 Details
CHRISTOPHER PRATT, R.C.A.

DONNA NOW

pencil
signed and dated March 8/1980
11 ins x 13.25 ins; 27.9 cms x 33.7 cms

Estimate $7,000-$9,000

Realised: $6,490
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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CHRISTOPHER PRATT, R.C.A.
  • CHRISTOPHER PRATT, R.C.A.
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.”

CONDITION DETAILS

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