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REN� MARCIL LOVE

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OTTAWA, Ontario, CA

REN� MARCIL (CANADIAN, 1920�1993) GOUACHE ON PAPER, SIGNED “REN� MARCIL 83” AND INSCRIBED “LOVE” LOWER RIGHT 25.625 X 15.625 IN (SHEET) UNFRAMED REN� MARCIL (1920�1993) WAS A HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED CANADIAN ARTIST AND FASHION ILLUSTRATOR WHO ACHIEVED INTERNATIONAL RENOWN FOR HIS SOPHISTICATED SENSE OF DESIGN AND FORM. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN NEW YORK WORKING FOR…

MACLEAN & ASSOCIATES INC
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OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada

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REN� MARCIL (CANADIAN, 1920�1993)
GOUACHE ON PAPER, SIGNED “REN� MARCIL 83” AND INSCRIBED “LOVE” LOWER RIGHT
25.625 X 15.625 IN (SHEET)
UNFRAMED
REN� MARCIL (1920�1993) WAS A HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED CANADIAN ARTIST AND FASHION ILLUSTRATOR WHO ACHIEVED INTERNATIONAL RENOWN FOR HIS SOPHISTICATED SENSE OF DESIGN AND FORM. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN NEW YORK WORKING FOR MAJOR RETAILERS LIKE LORD & TAYLOR, HE MOVED TO PARIS IN THE 1950S, WHERE HE TRANSITIONED FROM FIGURATIVE ILLUSTRATION TO MODERNIST ABSTRACTION. HIS WORK IS CELEBRATED FOR ITS DYNAMIC ENERGY AND ELEGANT COMPOSITION, OFTEN BLENDING THE PRECISION OF HIS DRAFTSMANSHIP WITH BOLD, EXPLORATIVE COLOR. HIS ART IS HELD IN SEVERAL PRESTIGIOUS COLLECTIONS, INCLUDING THE MUS�E DES ARTS D�CORATIFS IN PARIS.