Woman Washing Her Hair 5
More Works By Mary Pratt Watercolor 1985
22 × 13 in
55.88 × 33.02 cm
FRAMED
25 × 15.75 in
63.5 × 40.01 cm
About Woman Washing Her Hair 5
In this superb realistic painting by Mary Pratt, a young woman stands in her bathtub facing the viewer, she is nude and in the process of washing her dark hair.The East Coast artist was best known for her colourful, realistic paintings of the domestic lives of women. By documenting objects and events in a household she transformed the ordinary into something special, memorable and meaningful. In this piece, the colour palette is in soft pastels—natural skin tones, black, and a touch of pale yellow against a neutral white backdrop.
“I don’t think anything is ordinary. I think everything is complex and worthy of conjecture and worthy of a close look.” Mary Pratt
Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick (1935-2018), Pratt was encouraged to draw and paint from an early age. She studied painting with the famed Alex Colville at Mount Alison University in NB. Named Companion of the Order of Canada in 1996, she received nine honorary doctorates from universities across Canada. Her work is found in public, corporate and private collections including the National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, The Art Gallery of Ontario and Canada House, UK.
