THOMAS W. PURCELL "THE THRILL OF IT ALL"
Updated September 24, 2026
| Lot number | 121 |
| Auction | MACLEAN OTTAWA OCT 4 AUCTION |
| Date | October 4, 2026 at 7:02 PM EDT |
| Auction house | MACLEAN & ASSOCIATES INC |
| Location | Ottawa |
THOMAS W. PURCELL (CANADIAN, 1949–2023)MIXED MEDIA AND ACRYLIC ON CRADLED WOOD PANEL, UNSIGNED .TITLED "'THE THRILL OF IT ALL' #123" IN PENCIL VERSO, ACCOMPANIED BY EXTENSIVE ARTIST'S WORKING SCHEMATICS, PRICING LEDGERS DATED 2007–2020, AND CONCEPTUAL INSCRIPTIONS ("UNARMED", "CORNEL WEST / 246 YEARS", "ACCOUNTANT / ARCHITECT") A COMPLEX GEOMETRIC MANDALA-LIKE COMPOSITION DIVIDED INTO RADIAL FACETS CONTAINING VIBRANT ABSTRACT PATTERNS, CALLIGRAPHIC CIPHERS, EYE MOTIFS, AND MINIATURE NARRATIVE VIGNETTES INCLUDING A CABIN IN THE WOODS AND A SCHOONER AT SEA 16 X 12 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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