Seascape acrylic painting on canvas by Metropolitan museum and MOMA collected artist Yuri Kuper (b. 1940) This textured representation of a moody brutalist ocean at night evokes memories.
Museum collections:
Metropolitan Museum, New York
Museum of Modern Art, New York
National Library of Congress, Washington
Ministere de la Culture, Paris Fonds National d'Art Contemporain, Paris National Gallery, Oslo Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo Shirakaba Museum, Japon Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulterbesitz, Berlin
Musee Pouchkine, Moscow The Sainsbury Collection, University of Norwich Ecole d'Art, Boston University of Chicago, Northern Illinois

For Yuri Kuper, "hypnosis" is not a mystical ritual, but a specific philosophy regarding how a viewer should interact with a painting. He famously stated: "The painting has to hypnotize, in the same way that the surface of the contemplated object hypnotized the painter."

Painting is 21.5 x 18 in with a hand painted frame half inch wide total size 22.5 x 19 inches


Condition:
Imperfections: No Imperfections
Condition Notes: In excellent condition. May appear to have imperfections due to the handmade quality of the art and the frame.

Origin:
United States

Materials & Techniques:
Acrylic Paint, Canvas, Wood

Details:
Country of Origin: United States
What type of item is it? Not Used
Art Subjects: Landscape, Seascape
Frame Type: Framed

No Imperfections; In excellent condition. May appear to have imperfections due to the handmade quality of the art and the frame.