CHARLES PACHTER "MOOSE PLUNGE", 1986Charles Pachter is one of the most collected and cherished Canadian artists. His iconic, uplifting and patriotic images have independently earned their place in the nation's museums from coast to coast. Queen Elizabeth, barns, and the moose, form a trio of Canadiana icons that Pachter has repeatedly visited over the course of his career. In this fantastic work from the 1980's, a signature moose is heading off a cliff and into the water, yet framed by

This is a remarkable and affordable multiple by this inimitable artist

simply titled "Leaf" features two of Pachter's favorite motifs: hands and the Canadian maple

"Tools" (2011)

Over the last few years

Was Town responding to emerging trends in the art world (such as Minimalism and hard-edge abstraction)

Both the individual balloons and the installation as a whole conveyed a remarkable tension between the overall pop aesthetic and the sinister and tragic issues

Lithograph on Arches

6/6 by the artist verso

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The complex background was created by layering and washing contrasting citrus tones then over-layed with a dynamic platinum white paint that is draped with momentum around the page

5"H 26"W (work)

a paradigm from the "Barn" series