As a little boy, pop artist Pachter once met a moose at a local fair.

Benediction

More Works By Charles Pachter Acrylic on Canvas 2013
30 × 40 in 76.2 × 101.6 cm
$35,000
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About Benediction

As a little boy, pop artist Pachter once met a moose at a local fair. The memory of that encounter stayed with him and decades later the moose remains one of his most popular images. This particular painting, featuring the blessing of the Pope, is one of a series where Pachter juxtaposes a famous figure (such as the Queen or Pope) with the very Canadian moose.

“I did for the moose what Andy Warhol did for Marilyn Monroe.” Charlie Pachter

A painter, printmaker, sculptor, designer, and author, Pachter is a graduate of the University of Toronto and the Sorbonne-Paris. He is an Officer of the prestigious Order of Canada, a Chevalier of France's Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and twice a recipient of the Queen's Jubilee medal. He has honorary doctorate degrees from the Ontario College of Art & Design, the University of Toronto, and Brock University. His paintings and sculptures are in public and private collections around the world.
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