Matt Cooper (NC, b. 1960), Catharsis Triptych

Oil on canvas, 2004, unsigned, each labeled to verso, includes Catharsis I, Catharsis II, and Catharsis III, presented together in a parcel gilt frame.

Each canvas 18 x 14 in.; Frame dimensions 20 1/2 x 46 1/4 in.

From the Collection of Ron W. Djuren, Durham, North Carolina

Gallery C, Raleigh, North Carolina.

North Carolina painter Matt Cooper is a storyteller and narrator of the dark side of the human condition. His paintings question a great range of contemporary issues. In many instances, he documents the human dramas that result from abuses of alcohol, drugs, and power.

Cooper was born in rural North Carolina and spent his high school years in Europe. His connection to the rural South, combined with wider experiences abroad and in large urban centers, has given Cooper the ability to see things from a distinctively unique perspective. His artistic style is inspired by his background in journalism, which he studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Courtesy of Gallery C)

Good estate condition.