Patrick Tupa
L’Amour Mouille after Bouguereau (The Wet Cupid)
2011, oil on linen, 52 x 33 in.
Market Value: $7,000 • Minimum Bid: $3,500
Proceeds: Museum 50%; Artist 50%
An accomplished portrait artist, Tupa offers this depiction of Cupid, the god of desire, affection, and erotic love in Roman mythology. His characteristic bow and quiver of arrows are at his feet in this homage to painter William Bouguereau. Tupa has commissioned works hanging in many public and private collections across the country, including a recent commission now hanging in the Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare Unit in St. Paul, Minn.
