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Charles Pachter
Cloud cars, 5/20 - figurative, playful, pop-art, lithograph, limited print

1971

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This charmingly whimsical lithograph of a classic Toronto image—the streetcar was one of a series Charles Pachter first created in the seventies. Two electric streetcars moving away from the viewer fill the frame—in yellow and pink— hydro lines above them appear to be suspended above a large cloud. Pachter is a much-admired Canadian artistic polymath, his colourful pop artwork merging playful even irreverent elements with deeply iconic imagery. Number 5 0f 20. “…and a good art critic would compare it with Warhol’s soup cans but (it’s) the old red rocket of Toronto.” Charles Pachter A painter, printmaker, sculptor, designer, and author, Pachter is a graduate of the University of Toronto and the Sorbonne-Paris. He is an Officer of the prestigious Order of Canada, a Chevalier of France's Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and twice a recipient of the Queen's Jubilee medal. He has honorary doctorate degrees from the Ontario College of Art & Design, the University of Toronto, and Brock University. His paintings are in public and private collections around the world.
  • Creator:
    Charles Pachter (1942, Canadian)
  • Creation Year:
    1971
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 27 in (68.58 cm)Width: 21.5 in (54.61 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
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  • Gallery Location:
    Bloomfield, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU29110634442

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