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Charles Pachter

Canadian, b. 1942

One of Canada’s leading contemporary artists, Charles Pachter is a painter, printmaker, sculptor, designer, historian, and lecturer. His work is pursued by significant private and public collections.

Born in Toronto, Pachter studied art history at the University of Toronto, French literature at the Sorbonne and painting and graphics at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. His work has been exhibited at the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Royal Ontario Museum, and the McMichael Gallery. Pachter is represented in public and private collections throughout Canada, and internationally. He has held solo exhibitions in France, Germany, Japan, the UK, and India.

Pachter worked at Expo 67 in Montreal supervising the installation of 60 contemporary sculptures from around the world. He taught printmaking at the University of Calgary in 1969–70. He spearheaded Toronto’s Queen Street West revival in the 1970s and ‘80s by restoring 20 old buildings into facilities for arts usage.

Pachter is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a Chevalier of France’s Order of Arts and Letters, a member of the Order of Ontario and holds honorary doctorates from Brock University, OCAD University and the University of Toronto, where he is a Senior Fellow at Massey College. He is a recipient of the Queen’s Golden and Diamond Jubilee medals. While often referred to as “Canada's Warhol,” he has his own unique voice.

Pachter’s paintings are in the Portrait Gallery of Canada, the Canadian Embassy in Washington, Canada House in London, the Parliament Buildings, the Prime Minister’s residence, the Governor General's home and the Embassy of France in Ottawa.

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Blue Barn Green Field - landscape, Canadian, contemporary, acrylic on canvas
Blue Barn Green Field - landscape, Canadian, contemporary, acrylic on canvas

Blue Barn Green Field - landscape, Canadian, contemporary, acrylic on canvas

By Charles Pachter

Located in Bloomfield, ON

For Canada’s beloved pop artist, Charles Pachter, the barn reimagined in graphic form is a reminder of Canada’s early rural history and the pioneers that helped shape this country. T...

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2010s Contemporary Charles Pachter

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Canvas, Acrylic

Red Barn Reflected - minimalist, contemporary, landscape, acrylic on canvas
Red Barn Reflected - minimalist, contemporary, landscape, acrylic on canvas

Red Barn Reflected - minimalist, contemporary, landscape, acrylic on canvas

By Charles Pachter

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Charles Pachter’s elegant contemporary paintings of barns pay homage to Canada’s rural roots and its strong agricultural heritage. In this piece, the clean lines of a bright red barn...

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2010s Contemporary Charles Pachter

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Acrylic

Lookout - pop-art, Canadiana, iconic, contemporary, acrylic on canvas
Lookout - pop-art, Canadiana, iconic, contemporary, acrylic on canvas

Lookout - pop-art, Canadiana, iconic, contemporary, acrylic on canvas

By Charles Pachter

Located in Bloomfield, ON

In this panoramic view of the Canadian wilderness by Charles Pachter—a lone moose climbs a mountain framed by a lake and sky. Famous for his iconic national imagery, Pachter’s contem...

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2010s Contemporary Charles Pachter

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Painted Flag print ed 19/25 - work on paper, lithograph
The Painted Flag print ed 19/25 - work on paper, lithograph

The Painted Flag print ed 19/25 - work on paper, lithograph

By Charles Pachter

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This framed pop art lithograph of a Canadian flag is by Charles Pachter. One of Canada’s leading contemporary artists, Charles Pachter, is renowned for his iconic pop art images tha...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Charles Pachter

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Lithograph

The Painted Flag - painting, acrylic on canvas
The Painted Flag - painting, acrylic on canvas

The Painted Flag - painting, acrylic on canvas

By Charles Pachter

Located in Bloomfield, ON

One of Canada’s leading contemporary artists, Charles Pachter is renowned for his iconic pop art images that often celebrate our national pride. The clean, graphic lines of the Canad...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Charles Pachter

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Canvas, Acrylic

Night: The Canvas House - pop-art, minimalist, contemporary, acrylic on canvas
Night: The Canvas House - pop-art, minimalist, contemporary, acrylic on canvas

Night: The Canvas House - pop-art, minimalist, contemporary, acrylic on canvas

By Charles Pachter

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Pachter has often used the tent as a symbol of the country, of military history, and the journey implied by the use of the tent, and of course, the primary symbolism of the pyramid. ...

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1980s Contemporary Charles Pachter

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Canvas, Acrylic

Mooseplunge, 1976 51/100 - figurative, playful, pop-art, serigraph limited print
Mooseplunge, 1976 51/100 - figurative, playful, pop-art, serigraph limited print

Mooseplunge, 1976 51/100 - figurative, playful, pop-art, serigraph limited print

By Charles Pachter

Located in Bloomfield, ON

The iconic Canadian image of a moose— ‘the Monarch of the North’ is captured in this early serigraph by Charles Pachter. The black outline of a moose is viewed plunging off a cliff i...

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1970s Contemporary Charles Pachter

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Screen

Side By Side 6/8 - bright, colourful, political, flag, Canada, USA, giclée print
Side By Side 6/8 - bright, colourful, political, flag, Canada, USA, giclée print

Side By Side 6/8 - bright, colourful, political, flag, Canada, USA, giclée print

By Charles Pachter

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Originally created in 1981, this edition was one of the finest in his flag series. This limited series glicée print on paper of Canadian and American flags dancing on solid turquoise...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Charles Pachter

Materials

Giclée

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