RENÉ MARCIL DOUBLE-SIDED MALE NUDE FIGURE STUDIES
Updated August 7, 2026
| Lot number | 14 |
| Auction | MACLEAN OTTAWA AUG 9 AUCTION |
| Date | August 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM EDT |
| Auction house | MACLEAN & ASSOCIATES INC |
| Location | Ottawa, ON |
RENÉ MARCIL (CANADIAN, 1917-1993) DOUBLE-SIDED FELT-TIP PEN DRAWING ON PAPER. SIGNED AND DATED "RENÉ MARCIL 75" LOWER RIGHT 16.5 X 23.375 IN UNFRAMED CONDITION: EXHIBITS NUMEROUS PINHOLES AT ALL FOUR CORNERS RENÉ MARCIL WAS A CANADIAN PAINTER AND DRAFTSMAN KNOWN FOR HIS FIGURATIVE STUDIES, LANDSCAPES, AND ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST COMPOSITIONS. BORN IN MONTREAL, HE TRAINED AT THE ÉCOLE DES BEAUX-ARTS DE MONTRÉAL BEFORE WORKING AS A COMMERCIAL ARTIST AND FASHION ILLUSTRATOR IN NEW YORK AND MONTREAL. IN THE EARLY 1950S, MARCIL RELOCATED TO EUROPE, SPENDING EXTENSIVE PERIODS IN PARIS, LONDON, AND THE SOUTH OF FRANCE, WHERE HIS STYLE EVOLVED FROM EXPRESSIVE FIGURATIVE DRAWING TOWARD BOLD ABSTRACT FORM. HIS WORK IS HELD IN NUMEROUS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS ACROSS CANADA AND EUROPE.
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