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William Nelson Copley
Temptation of Saint Ouen (Gaité Bienvenue)1956

Not on view
Oil painting of two green and cream bus-like vehicles packed with figures and multilingual text, set on a cobblestone street with dense urban imagery above

William Nelson Copley, Temptation of Saint Ouen (Gaité Bienvenue), 1956, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ms. Noma Copley, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
William Nelson Copley
United States, New York, active France, Paris, 1951-1963, 1919-1996
Title
Temptation of Saint Ouen (Gaité Bienvenue)
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1956
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
51 x 63 13/16 in. (129.54 x 161.93 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ms. Noma Copley
Accession Number
M.72.84
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Celant, Germano, ed. William N. Copley. Milan: Fondazione Prada, 2016.
Copyright
© William N. Copley Estate / Copley LLC / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York