William Copley

American · 1919–1996 · Painter, Draughtsman

William N. Copley also known as CPLY, was an American painter, writer, gallerist, collector, patron, publisher and art entrepreneur. His works as an artist have been classified… (Wikipedia)

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  1. William Copley, The Kids No Trooper, 1989, Öl auf LeinwandThe Kids No TrooperGrisebach · €290,250≈ $337,851≈ £251,041Sign up to see
  2. William Copley, Happy New Year, 1970, Acrylic on canvasHappy New YearKetterer Kunst · €283,800≈ $330,485≈ £247,666Sign up to see
  3. William Copley, Untitled, 1994, Acylic on canvasUntitledLempertz · €262,500≈ $313,346≈ £224,508Sign up to see

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William N. Copley also known as CPLY, was an American painter, writer, gallerist, collector, patron, publisher and art entrepreneur. His works as an artist have been classified as late Surrealist and precursory to Pop art.

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Born 1919, New York CityDied 1996, Key WestOccupation Painter, DraughtsmanWikidata Q2578319 ↗ULAN 500029656 ↗

Also known as Bill Copley, C.P.L.Y., Cply, CPLY (pseud.), William N. Copley, William Nelson Copley

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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