Robert Nelson Markle

Canadian (1936 - 1990)

Robert Nelson Markle was a Canadian painter.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Robert Nelson Markle's estimated art value is C$3,000 (*)

Robert Nelson Markle's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of C$1,000 - C$10,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for an acrylic painting work attributed to Robert Nelson Markle (1936-1990) was C$8,400 - paid for "The Sound of the Mountain" at Cowley Abbott in Toronto on Tue, Jun 28, 2022.
ArtValue.ca has 67 auction art sale records for their acrylic painting results, with prices in the range of C$1,000 to C$10,000.

Robert Markle, painter, writer, musician, educator, was born 1936 in Hamilton, ON and died 1990 in Mount Forest, ON. Markle was Mohawk and later in life, Markle actively incorporated aspects of his Indigenous identity into his art. Most well known for his female nudes, Markle usually depicted his wife, Marlene, or burlesque dancers. Markle remains known for his sensual and passionate artwork. Robert Markle left Hamilton when he was 18 years old and began studying at the Ontario College of Art (OCA) (now the Ontario College of Art and Design) in Toronto in 1954. While still enrolled at OCA, Markle met Marlene Shuster, who was also studying there. They married in 1958. Marlene became the main model and muse for her husband’s expressionistic female nudes. In addition to Marlene, in his early work, Robert Markle painted burlesque dancers, as in his Burlesque Series (1962, tempera on paper.)

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