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This contemporary pop art print of the Queen is by Charles Pachter.

Canadian Pop Artist, Charles Pachter is a self-confessed Royalist and images of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth have been part of his iconic repertoire for decades.
From the first cheeky paintings of the Queen sitting jauntily on a moose, Pachter has posed the Monarch in many playful settings. In this print reproduction the Queen has just opened a wardrobe where her hats are stored…the crown conspicuous among them. One can almost hear her Royal Highness exclaim, ‘What to wear?’ One of a series.

“Charlie’s depictions of the Queen are etched in some deep part of my brain and are part of the way I see the world and my country. They are the signs and symbols that form the strange mosaic of my identity as a Canadian. I suspect this is true for many others who embrace Pachter’s art because it does tap into a deep vein of nationalism.” Tom Smart, writer and art museum curator

Charles Pachter studied at the University of Toronto, the Sorbonne in Paris, and at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in the USA. Among his many accolades, he is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a member of the Order of Ontario, a Chevalier of France’s Order of Arts and Letters, and a recipient of the Queen’s Golden and Diamond Jubilee medals. He has had numerous solo exhibitions in Europe, Japan, the UK, India, and Bangladesh. His work is held in both private and public collections around the world including the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Royal Ontario Museum, and the McMichael Gallery.