CHARLES PACHTER "QUEEN ON MOOSE" GICLÉE, 1972Charles 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. For the uninitiated, his work is accessible and beloved (notably his amazing hockey mural at Toronto's College Street subway station). While Pachters work shares some characteristics with Jim Dine and David Hockney, his style is resoundingly charming, singular, and

and working with some of the best print-making studios in the United States

mimicking the confines of the canvas

This particular print from the series has the lightest background and the most use of the hand-made sky blue torn paper

and numbered by Alexander Haas

and graphic qualities are instantly recognizable and continue to be a mainstay throughout his oeuvre

Pachter is represented in both public and private collections across Canada

Today Gottlieb's paintings sell for upwards of $6 million at auction

primary red

She has also simultaneously harnessed instagram as a platform to briefly "exhibit" her works on paper

floral-covered puppy was installed on the front lawns of the castle-turned-museum

In 2012 Richter set a record auction price for a painting by a living artist at $34 million

Lochhead's own aesthetic was both parallel to and influenced by the color-field painters who came to international prominence in the late 1960's