THOMAS W. PURCELL "WINDOW WITH FIRE ESCAPE"
Updated August 7, 2026
| Lot number | 144 |
| Auction | MACLEAN OTTAWA AUG 9 AUCTION |
| Date | August 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM EDT |
| Auction house | MACLEAN & ASSOCIATES INC |
| Location | Ottawa, ON |
THOMAS W. PURCELL (CANADIAN, 1949–2023) ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, UNSIGNED 14 X 11 IN UNFRAMED STRETCHED CANVAS THOMAS W. PURCELL (1949–2023) WAS A CANADIAN ARTIST AND DEDICATED EDUCATOR WHOSE CREATIVE PRACTICE EMERGED FROM A LIFELONG DEVOTION TO THE DRAFTSMANSHIP OF THE EVERYDAY. WHILE PRIMARILY AUTODIDACTIC, HIS WORK TRANSCENDED ITS ORIGINS IN SPONTANEOUS SKETCHES TO BECOME A SERIES OF EXPRESSIVE, IMAGINATIVE COMPOSITIONS. GUIDED BY AN INNATE SENSE OF FORM AND A RESTLESS CURIOSITY, PURCELL’S ART IS DEFINED BY ITS VIBRANT AUTHENTICITY AND A PLAYFUL, UNDERSTATED DEPTH THAT REWARDS PATIENT OBSERVATION.
Register & bid on this lot at Bidspirit →
More lots in this auction
- 4 WATER COLOUR PAINTING BY F. TURCOTTE
- THOMAS W. PURCELL ABSTRACT RED LANDSCAPE
- 4 WATER COLOUR LANDSCAPES BY F. TURCOTTE
- SAWGOJAK SOAPSTONE CARVING OF A SEAL ON A ROCK
- 3 WATER COLOUR LANDSCAPES BY F. TURCOTTE
- GLADYS LAVALLEE MOOSEHAIR TUFTING ART
- 4 SIGNED CHARCOAL PORTRAITS BY F. TURCOTTE 1936
- THUNDERBIRD RESIN TOTEM POLE FIGURE 5.5"