Christopher Pratt
(1935 - 2022)
Current Sale
CHRISTOPHER PRATT
Semi-abstract, 1960
oil on board
signed lower right; signed and inscribed "Semi-abstract" on the reverse
20 x 40 in ( 50.8 x 101.6 cm )
Auction Estimate: $10,000.00 - $15,000.00
Price Realized: $10,800.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024
CHRISTOPHER PRATT
Christmas Eve at 12 O'Clock; Christopher Pratt: Personal Reflections on a Life in Art
book and serigraph
signed, titled, dated 1995 and numbered “27/100” in the lower margin; unframed;
sold together with “Christopher Pratt: Personal Reflections on a Life in Art” (introduction by David P. Silcox, Key Porter Books Limited, Toronto, 1995 - signed and numbered “27/100”, signed by the artist on the title page); housed in the original slipcase
8 x 9 in ( 20.3 x 22.9 cm ) ( image )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $5,000.00
Price Realized: $3,960.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024
CHRISTOPHER PRATT
David Silcox and Meriké Weiler “Christopher Pratt”; Christopher Pratt “Hawke Bay”
book and serigraph
David Silcox and Meriké Weiler “Christopher Pratt”, Quintus Press, Toronto, 1981; signed by the authors and artist on the inside front page; includes Christopher Pratt, “Hawke Bay”, screenprint, signed, titled, dated 1980 and numbered 3/93 in the lower margin; 8 x 10 inches (image); unframed; in original case
8 x 10 in ( 20.3 x 25.4 cm ) ( image )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Opens December 3rd at 10:00:00 AM EST
Closes December 10th at 02:15:00 PM EST
CHRISTOPHER PRATT
Cottage
photolithograph in colours
signed, titled and inscribed "photo-litho reproduction" and inscribed indistinctly "artist's (ed)" in the lower margin
8.75 x 16 in ( 22.2 x 40.6 cm ) ( image )
Auction Estimate: $800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized: $2,040.00
Sale date: November 19th 2024
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Christopher Pratt Biography
(1935 - 2022)
Christopher Pratt was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, in 1935, but spent many boyhood summers in the Bay Roberts area where he now maintains a studio. He moved to New Brunswick in 1953 to attend Mount Allison University, trying several degree programs including biology and medicine. However, with the encouragement of instructors Alex Colville and Lawren Harris Jr. Pratt decided on fine arts.
It was at Mount Allison that he met Mary West. The couple married in 1957, then moved to Scotland where Pratt attended the Glasgow School of Art. Two years later, they returned to Mount Allison University, Sackville, where Pratt completed his fine arts degree. In 1961, Pratt accepted the position of curator at the newly opened Memorial University Art Gallery in St. John's. He remained at the gallery for two and a half years before deciding to concentrate on his painting full-time, moving his family to Salmonier, Newfoundland. Pratt has become one of Canada's best known and most respected artists, known for both meticulous serigraph prints and for powerfully evocative paintings.
In 1980, Pratt designed the Newfoundland flag. He was named a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1983 and has a number of honorary degrees from Canadian universities. Three books about Pratt are: Christopher Pratt; The Prints of Christopher Pratt: 1958-1991 and Christopher Pratt: Personal Reflections on a Life in Art. These feature reproductions of many of his works. Pratt's work is part of private and public collections including the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; the Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University and the Vancouver Art Gallery.
