Frank William Cuprien (1871-1948) The Playfullness of the Waves signed 'F.W. CUPRIEN.' (lower right), signed again, titled and inscribed 'BY F-W- CUPRIEN - LAGUNA BEACH / CALIFORNIA-' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 24 x 30in framed 28 1/2 x 34 3/4in Painted prior to 1923. Footnotes: Provenance Sale, Art, John Moran Auctioneers, June 21, 2005, lot 244. Private collection, Puerto Rico. Exhibited The MacDowell Club of Allied Arts, Los Angeles, November 1923. Laguna Beach Art Gallery, February - March, 1925. Sacramento, California State Fair, Art Gallery, n.d. Literature 'Eight Painters at The McDowell [sic] Club,' The Los Angeles Times, November 4, 1923, p. 58. B.L. Stephens, 'New Pictures Displayed at Art Gallery,' Santa Ana Register, February 7, 1925, p. 17.