Rene Marcil, Original drawing, signed, Squarehead Start Price USD 500.00 Current Price USD 500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, July 08, 2008 End Time Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Location mississauga, ON See more about 'Rene Marcil, Original drawing, signed, Squarehead' Description Rene MARCIL (1917-1993)He was born in Montreal with an atrophied right arm and later developed a limp. During his childhood years, he suffered ongoing and cruel rejection from his father. At the age of 14, René was admitted to École des Beaux Arts. He studied for 2 years. At 17, he worked as a specialized engraver in advertising.René joined Morgan as an advertising illustrator. Later, he joined Eaton's advertising department and became celebrated as an illustrative artist.In 1941, Rene moved to New York City and worked as a fashion illustrator for Lord and Taylor on Fifth Avenue. Pure lines, elegance and exquisite style were René's trademark as an illustrator. His fashion drawings appeared daily in The New York Times.In the 1950’s, René moved to France and joined La Grande Chaumière (Paris), a studio shared by a group of Paris School artists. He lived a frugal life and concentrated on creating non-commercial works of art. He often used drawing as his medium of artistic expression and created many nude drawings during this period.In the early eighties, a number of René's artworks had been acquired by major collectors. And are currently sold in Fine Art Galleries throughout the world. This signed Marker Drawing measures 14 X 11 inches. It was made by Rene Marcil during a hospital stay and was authenticated by and acquired from Waddington’s Auction House, Toronto in 2007. Rene Marcil original artworks are in demand in both North America and Europe. They are setting new auction records each year and have seen a continuous strong growth in value. It is framed in a black metal mini frame and is under glass. I have several more drawings from this sketchbook available for sale and will be listing them ASAP. A couple of recent Drawing Auction Examples shown below. MARCIL, René (1917-1993) Portrait de jeune femme Auction result EUR 7,200 EUR 7,200 - USD 9,568 - GBP 4,879 Estimate EUR 1,500 - 2,000 Category Drawing-Watercolour Medium Gouache/papier Date 26 Mar 2007 Location Paris (FR) Size 109x74 cm - ( 42 7/8x29 1/8 in) Auction house Cornette de Saint-Cyr (S.V.V.) Dated 1989 Lot number 689. Distinguishing marks Sign. Date ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- «Grand nu couché» Auction result USD 2,000 EUR 1,591 - USD 2,000 - GBP 1,086 Estimate USD 3,000 - 5,000 Category Drawing-Watercolour Medium Gouache/paper Date 21 Jun 2006 Location New-York (US) Size 75x109.3 cm - ( 29 1/2x43 in) Auction house Sotheby's Dated 1989 Lot number 483. Distinguishing marks Sign. Date «R.Marcil 89» Title Increase bids and sales with Vendio Gallery for eBay Canada Place a Bid!