THOMAS W. PURCELL MODERNIST MANDALA COMPOSITION
Updated August 15, 2026
| Lot number | 101 |
| Auction | MACLEAN OTTAWA AUG 23 AUCTION |
| Date | August 23, 2026 at 7:02 PM EDT |
| Auction house | MACLEAN & ASSOCIATES INC |
| Location | Ottawa |
THOMAS W. PURCELL (CANADIAN, 1949–2023) MIXED MEDIA (ACRYLIC, COLORED PENCIL, FELT-TIP PEN AND GRAPHITE) ON CRADLED WOOD PANEL. INSCRIBED "MORE OF, LESS OF, JUST RIGHT!" IN PENCIL ON THE TOP STRETCHER BAR REVERSE, UNSIGNED A DENSE, PSYCHEDELIC MANDALA-LIKE COMPOSITION 12 X 16 IN UNFRAMED THOMAS W. PURCELL 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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