Charles Pachter Figurative Prints

This pop art print 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 that often celebrate our national pride. In this silkscreen print, the clean, graphic lines of the Canadian flag on a pole fill the picture frame as it appears to flutter in the breeze. A deep blue background provides a rich contrast to the red and white flag drawing the viewer’s eye—one of a series. “The power and paradox of Pachter’s art is the way you sense a national character simply by standing in front of his work.” Tom Smart, writer...

Framed dimensions are 24.5 H x 28.75 in Charles Pachter’s elegant contemporary paintings of barns pay homage to Canada’s rural roots and strong agricultural heritage. In this limite...

Pop artist Charles Pachter is having fun with the image of a moose in this serigraph. The iconic Canadian image is rendered in black, standing on the edge of a high diving board as if about to make a stunning Olympic-worthy dive. The deep blue and white cloudy sky in the background serves as a stunning contrast. Pachter is a much-admired Canadian artistic polymath, his colourful pop artwork merging playful even irreverent elements with deeply iconic imagery. Number 72 of 100. “I did for the moose what Andy Warhol did for Marilyn Monroe.” Charles Pachter A painter, printmaker, sculptor, designer, and author, Pachter is a graduate of the University of Toronto...

Charles Pachter's iconic and celebrated series the Painter Flag was created in the early 1980's. For nearly forty years it has been one of his most sought-after creations and hangs in important commercial and public institutions across the country. In 2001, shortly after the tragedy of 9/11 Pachter created this special lithograph both honoring the fallen and celebrating Canada and the United States' friendship. Like the best of Pachter's work "Side by Side...

Charles Pachter his iconic and celebrated series the Painter Flag in the early 1980's. For nearly forty years it has been one of his most sought-after creations and hangs in important commercial and public institutions across the country. In 2001, shortly after the tragedy of 9/11 Pachter created this special lithograph both honoring the fallen and celebrating Canada and the United States' friendship. Like the best of Pachter's work "Side by Side...

A Canadian mountie stands beside his majestic horse in this limited-edition print by Canada’s famed pop artist, Charles Pachter. The French titling of the work Noblesse Oblige...

Giclee edition 1/1. Framed dimension 37" x 32" 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. In true Pachter form, he manages to challenge and evoke all these ideas with riveting simplicity - especially with the black and white imagery. 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, he 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. He 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. He 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. His images of the queen, moose, and maple leaf flag are icons of Canadian contemporary art. McClelland & Stewart publications include an illustrated book on his life and work, and The Journals of Susanna Moodie, his celebrated collaboration with poet Margaret Atwood. His murals of Hockey Knights in Canada can be seen in Toronto’s College Subway Station. Mr. Pachter lives and works in downtown Toronto in an award-winning studio designed by Canadian architect Stephen Teeple. His work is on permanent display in his adjoining Moose Factory Gallery. From 2004-2014 in summer he painted in The ICE HOUSE...

A rare opportunity for collectors of exquisite paper works, painstakingly created. In 1852 Susanna Moodie published her journals in an effort to educate other English women about the hardships of establishing a life in Canada. In 1962, these were reprinted as Roughing It In the Bush. In 1970, Margaret Atwood published The Journals of Susanna Moodie – a book of poems based on the Moodie Book. Charles Pachter had illustrated her previous books of poetry, and was moved to illustrate the Journals – a project he completed in 1980. Two master Italian printers worked with Pachter for the better part of a year to create the 120 completed boxed sets of the work. Each one contains 28 hand printed pages. This wasn’t just an illustration – it was an amplification of the original poems. It has been republished in a small book format in 2014 by Cormorant Press. Only 4 original copies remain – the others are in public collections or private hands. "This is truly the most magnificent book ever to be produced in Canada, a benchmark in the history of Canadian printing. It is immensely gratifying to find how Pachter's graphics so extend, expand and explore the inner meaning of Atwood's text." Beth Miller...