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Frank William Cuprien (1871-1948) The Playfullness of the Waves 24 x 30in framed 28 1/2 x 34 3/4in (Painted prior to 1923.) image 1
Frank William Cuprien (1871-1948) The Playfullness of the Waves 24 x 30in framed 28 1/2 x 34 3/4in (Painted prior to 1923.) image 2
Lot 64

Frank William Cuprien
(1871-1948)
The Playfullness of the Waves 24 x 30in framed 28 1/2 x 34 3/4in

3 August 2021, 13:00 PDT
Los Angeles

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Frank William Cuprien (1871-1948)

The Playfullness of the Waves
signed 'F.W. CUPRIEN.' (lower right), signed again, titled and inscribed 'BY F-W- CUPRIEN - LAGUNA BEACH / CALIFORNIA-' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
24 x 30in
framed 28 1/2 x 34 3/4in
Painted prior to 1923.

Footnotes

Provenance
Sale, Art, John Moran Auctioneers, June 21, 2005, lot 244.
Private collection, Puerto Rico.

Exhibited
The MacDowell Club of Allied Arts, Los Angeles, November 1923.
Laguna Beach Art Gallery, February - March, 1925.
Sacramento, California State Fair, Art Gallery, n.d.

Literature
'Eight Painters at The McDowell [sic] Club,' The Los Angeles Times, November 4, 1923, p. 58.
B.L. Stephens, 'New Pictures Displayed at Art Gallery,' Santa Ana Register, February 7, 1925, p. 17.

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