THOMAS W. PURCELL FLORAL STILL LIFE
Updated September 24, 2026
| Lot number | 123 |
| 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) ACRYLIC AND METALLIC PIGMENT ON CANVAS BOARD, UNSIGNED A VIBRANT BASKET OF STYLIZED FLOWERS DETAILED WITH ACCENTS OF GILT METALLIC HIGHLIGHTS THROUGHOUT 18 X 14 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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