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Christopher PrattSummer in the South East1987
1987
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About the Item
Christopher Pratt (1935-2022) is one of Canada’s most prolific and recognizable Maritime artists.
Born in St. John's, Pratt has dedicated the majority of his artistic practice to depicting scenes from the East Coast–both personal and imaginary–in his distinct and cool version of realism.
He achieved early artistic encouragement and success while studying pre-engineering and pre-medicine at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick. There, he showed his work to professors Lawren P. Harris and Alex Colville who encouraged him to embrace fine art.
By the late 1950s, Pratt chose to seriously pursue the arts and attended the Glasgow School of Art from 1957-59. Pratt soon returned to Canada and Mount Allison University to complete his Bachelor of Fine Arts alongside his wife, Mary West.
In 1961, Pratt accepted a curatorial positionat the Memorial University Art Gallery in St. John’s. Thereafter, he pursued a number of teaching and curatorial positions. In 1980, he even designed Newfoundland and Labrador’s provincial flag.
An unexpected early professional experience, a summer job as a construction surveyor, had a major impact on Pratt's aesthetic. There, he learned to translate his training in drafting precise measurements into his definitive linear and graphic style. One of the most frequent motifs in Pratt's oeuvre is the combination of architectural elements contrasted with an austere skyline.
Summer on the South East was completed in 1987, a year after Pratt's major traveling exhibition made the rounds at museums across Canada. It is a fine example of his aesthetic, but a rare image depicting summer.
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"Summer in the South East"
Canada, 1987
Serigraph
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered 47/70 by the artist in pencil, lower edge
From an edition of 70
33.5"W 15"H (image)
Publisher: Mira Godard Gallery & Christopher Pratt
Very good condition.
Literature: The Prints of Christopher Pratt, Mira Godard Gallery, 2020, p. 63.
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