- 139
Charles Pachter b.1942
Estimate
18,000 - 22,000 CAD
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- Charles Pachter
- THE PAINTED FLAG
- signed and dated lower right Pachter '01; signed, titled and dated Charles Pachter The Painted Flag, 81-01 on the reverse
- acrylic on canvas
- 61.0 by 121.9 cm.
- 24 by 48 in.
Provenance
Private Collection, Toronto
Literature
Bogomila Welsh-Ovcharov, Charles Pachter, Toronto, 1992, pp. 86-7, figs. 88-91 (for illustrations of other flags)
Condition
This work has been viewed under UV and it is in pristine condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
With both love and wit, Pachter has frequently turned his hand to the depiction of some of Canada's familiar symbols. The now-replaced Toronto street cars were first, then variations on the Canadian Moose, including a saluting Queen Elizabeth astride one, then the Supreme Court Justices depicted as the Supremes, and then his well-known paintings of our flag, which led, inevitably to a postage stamp that owes its spirit to his various paintings of this national icon.
His contributions to our pride and our sense of humour will be recognized by an Honorary Degree at the University of Toronto this spring.