Frank Cuprien Biography:

Frank Cuprien [1871-1948] was an American artist who was a highly visible member of the California School of Impressionism. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 23, 1871. His art studies took him to the Art Students' League of New York and the Cooper Institute of New York, he trained under William Trost Richards, in Philadelphia.

Seeking a mild climate and an inspirational landscape, Cuprien moved to California in 1910 --  he resided  in the communities of Laguna Beach, Los Angeles and Catalina Island, California where he earned a distinguished reputation. Frank Cuprien was frequently seen painting the crashing waves and coastal views from the cliffs of Laguna Beach, California. He became known for his opalescent seascapes, a critic noted, "Cuprien loves to paint the slow incoming tide with a subdued illumination of the sun, or the softness of the afterglow on the ocean". His paintings can be found in the Laguna Beach Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Bowers Museum of Santa Ana, California.

Frank Cuprien received the Gold Medal award at the Berliner Ausstellung, the Silver Medal at the San Diego Exposition, 1915-1916 and the Bronze Medal at the California State Fair, 1918. He died in Laguna Beach, California on June 21, 1948.