About Rene Marcil

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    Rene Marcil (1917 - 1993)

    Rene Marcil was a painter, draftsman, fashion illustrator and commercial artist.

    Though he was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada he lived most of his professional life outside Canada. His primary residences since 1941 were: New York City (1941 - 1952); Paris, France (1952 - 1965); London, England, 1965 - 1980); and Tourrettes-sur-Loup, France [15 miles north of Cannes, 10 miles east of Nice] (1981 - 1991). (1)

    His mediums were oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache*, pencil crayon, graphite, chalk, charcoal, marker, mixed mediums and pen & ink. His subjects were social commentary, nudes, sex, figures, faces, landscapes, interiors, still life, celeb...

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