Cuypers' 'Ouranos' Spotlight
A recent post framed Marc Cuypers’ 2025 impasto acrylic 'Ouranos' (100 x 100 cm) as yellow‑green lights rising from cosmic decay — a reading that ties the work to Greek mythology. (x.com) The post registered modest engagement (about five likes/reposts), but positions Cuypers as a contemporary abstract worth watching. (x.com)
Marc Cuypers (born 1970) holds a recorded auction high of $14,106 for ZTA 106 (1989), sold through Bernaerts Auctioneers in October 2020. (invaluable.com) MutualArt’s artist profile lists 19 Cuypers artworks in auction records, with a breakdown showing 13 sold lots and 4 unsold lots on file. (mutualart.com) Recent sales and listings for Cuypers have appeared across European houses including Coronari, De Vuyst, Flanders, Nagel and Bernaerts, with multiple lot entries on Invaluable between 2021 and 2024. (invaluable.com) Catalog estimates for his lots in recent years commonly ranged roughly €800–€2,500, while the Bernaerts lot ZTA 106 carried a pre-sale estimate of €10,000–€12,000 before selling for the $14,106 result. (invaluable.com) Artnet’s listings show named Cuypers works and sale dates extending into late 2025 and January 26, 2026 — for example “La chaise” (Dec. 9, 2025) and “Nostradamus” (Jan. 26, 2026) — indicating continued secondary‑market activity. (artnet.fr) Auction catalog entries record both acrylic and oil media (examples: “Seaweed,” 2011 listed as acrylic; “Composition 116,” 2006 listed on canvas) and sizes spanning about 40x50 cm to 120x80 cm, showing the artist works at dimensions comparable to a 100x100 cm canvas. (invaluable.com)
