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East Coast painter Mary Pratt, whose vivid depictions of everyday objects won her international acclaim, has died. She was 83.

Her family says in a statement that Pratt died peacefully at her home in St. John's, N.L., on Tuesday.

Her works featured in galleries across the country, the Fredericton-born artist was named a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1996.

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