Pale Moonlight, 1943
Oil on masonite
10 x 12 inches
Artist Quotes:
“He became known for his ‘opalescent marines’—paintings in which he depicted the iridescent, mother-of-pearl light quality of dawn or sunset skies reflecting on a calm sea.” Ruth Lilly Westphal discussing Cuprien’s characteristic style.
Additional Links:
“All Things Bright and Beautiful: California Impressionist Paintings from the Irvine Museum,” (The Irvine Museum, 1998): 47.
Excerpt from exhibition catalogue that included works by Cuprien. Discusses Cuprien’s style and interest in California beaches at sunset.
California Landscape into Abstraction Research 