Coward
1993 · Pencil on paper
30 1/4 x 22 3/4" (76.8 x 57.8 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Peter Cain
1959–1997
WA-00000365
PaintingSurrealismRealismHyperrealism
Representation
None documented
0
Institutional Exhibitions
4
Works in Collection
40
Assets Indexed
5
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
80%
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Authority Records (1)
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3 cross-verified · 2 single-source
- Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
- HeadlineDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
- Death yearGallery Generic· 72%✓
- NationalityArtsy· 85%
- LocationGallery Generic· 72%
Source Registry (1)
- Matthew-MarksTier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
About
Why this artist matters now
Peter Cain painted meticulously rendered automobiles transformed into surreal, grotesque hybrids that merged Photorealism with Surrealist distortion. Working in the 1990s before his death in 1996, he completed sixty-three paintings that positioned the car as a site of psychological and formal rupture.
Source: Matthew Marks · Trust score: 100% · Updated 2mo ago
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Movement
Surrealism
Medium
Painting
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Artworks (4)
Artwork sources (2)
4 published of 4 catalogued · 4 with image
- Art Institute Chicago2 published2 img
- MoMA2 published2 img
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5Movements3
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Representation & Collections
Represented by
Matthew Marks Gallery
CurrentIn collection
Art Institute of Chicago
Background
Education
Parsons School of Design
Visual Arts
School of Visual Arts
Visual Arts
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