René Marcil

Canadian (1917 - 1993)

René Marcil was a Canadian painter.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, René Marcil's estimated art value is C$10,000 (*)

René Marcil's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of C$5,000 - C$25,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for an oil painting work attributed to René Marcil (1917-1993) was C$18,000 - paid for "ABSTRACT 37, 1957" at Waddington's in Toronto on Thu, Nov 18, 2021.
ArtValue.ca has 68 auction art sale records for their oil painting results, with prices in the range of C$5,000 to C$25,000.

UNTITLED, 1956-58
oil on canvas
Dimensions - 99.7 cms x 61 cms (39.25 ins x 24 ins)

Lot for sale by Waddington's Auction House, Toronto
Lot# 1
Thu, Dec 10, 2020

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000
Sold for CAD $9,000

Waddington's Auction House Biography and Notes

René Marcil's career began as a fashion illustrator, first for Morgan's and Eaton's department stores in Montreal, then Lord and Taylor in New York. In the early 1950s Marcil moved to France where he began supplementing his figure drawing practice with abstracted compositions. The paintings produced during this time demonstrate a continuation of the dynamism and elegance that characterised his fashion illustrations and marked a significant turning point towards the use of bold, brilliant colour that would be further explored in his late-career portrait pieces.

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