Mark Thurman Pensive Woman Drawing

Updated August 7, 2026

Lot number	119
Auction	Art Auction Tuesday August 11th
Date	August 11, 2026 at 6:59 PM EDT
Auction house	Erin Auctions
Location	Erin, ON

Artist: Mark Thurman (Canadian) Title: Pensive Woman Date: 1972 Medium: Pencil on Paper Signature: Signed and dated lower right, "Thurman '72." Titled on the reverse. Sight Size: 10.5 × 7.5 in. Frame Size: 16 × 13.5 in. A finely executed pencil study depicting a contemplative seated female figure, her hand resting across her forehead in a thoughtful pose. Delicate modelling and subtle tonal shading emphasize the expressive quality of the portrait while maintaining the freshness of a life study. Executed in 1972, the drawing demonstrates confident draftsmanship and an economy of line, capturing both anatomical structure and emotion. Artist Biography: Mark Thurman is a Canadian artist recognized for his accomplished figurative drawings and portrait studies. Working primarily in graphite and other drawing media, his work emphasizes careful observation, expressive line, and sensitive modelling of the human form. His drawings often explore quiet moments of introspection, demonstrating a classical approach to draftsmanship while retaining a distinctly modern sensibility.Though not widely published, Thurman's original drawings have circulated in Canadian private collections and are appreciated for their technical proficiency and refined treatment of the figure. His works remain of interest to collectors seeking original Canadian drawings from the late twentieth century.

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