THOMAS W. PURCELL "COLOURED STUFF"
Updated August 7, 2026
| Lot number | 124 |
| Auction | MACLEAN OTTAWA AUG 16 AUCTION |
| Date | August 16, 2026 at 7:02 PM EDT |
| Auction house | MACLEAN & ASSOCIATES INC |
| Location | Ottawa, ON |
THOMAS W. PURCELL (CANADIAN, 1949–2023) ACRYLIC AND INK ON WOOD PANELTITLED "COLOURED STUFF (NEATLY ARRANGED) (PARTS 1-4)" UNSIGNED 8 X 10 IN UNFRAMED WOOD CRADLED PANEL 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.
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