THOMAS W. PURCELL MIXED MEDIA ON PANEL
Updated August 15, 2026
| Lot number | 102 |
| 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 ON CRADLED WOOD PANEL. INSCRIBED IN PENCIL ALONG THE STRETCHER BARS "AS MUCH MEANING AS YOU WOULD LIKE' OR 'NONE AT ALL'" AND COVERED IN MATHEMATICAL / GEOMETRIC CALCULATIONS ON THE REVERSE PANEL. 16 X 12 IN UNFRAMED CONDITION NOTE: UNFRAMED. SHOWS A MINOR HORIZONTAL SEPARATION / DELAMINATION OF THE TOP PLY OF THE PLYWOOD PANEL ACROSS THE UPPER PORTION OF THE ARTWORK SURFACE (PICTURED). 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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