Mary Pratt (painter)

Mary Pratt
Born
Mary Frances West

(1935-03-15)March 15, 1935
DiedAugust 14, 2018(2018-08-14) (aged 83)
EducationMount Allison University
Known forPainter
Spouse
(m. 1957; div. 2005)
Children5; John, Anne, Barbara, Ned and David (died in infancy)
Parents

Mary Frances Pratt,[1] CC RCA D.Litt (née West) (March 15, 1935 – August 14, 2018)[2] was a Canadian painter known for photo-realist still life paintings. Pratt never thought of her work as being focused on one subject matter: her early work is often of domestic scenes, while later work may have a darker undertone, with people as the central subject matter. She painted what appealed to her, being emotionally connected to her subject.[3] Pratt often spoke of conveying the sensuality of light in her paintings, and of the "erotic charge" her chosen subjects possessed.[4]

  1. ^ "Five honorary degrees for 54th convocation". Gazette v.18 No. 15. April 24, 1986.
  2. ^ Gushue, John (August 15, 2018). "Mary Pratt, famed Canadian painter, dead at 83". CBC News. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  3. ^ "Mary Pratt retrospective exhibit opens in St. John's".
  4. ^ Cronin, Ray (2020). "Mary Pratt: Life & Work". Art Canada Institute. Retrieved September 11, 2020.