Catia’s Terrace , 1991
55.9 x 63.5 cm (h x w)
Oil on canvas

Private Collection
© Estate of Alfred Cohen 2020

In 1990 the Cohens visited Cyprus. Alfred had always preferred Northern Europe’s more variable light to the brighter sun of the Mediterranean or the Aegean. But the Cypriot landscape in April enchanted him and he painted several glowing compositions, including this one from his daughter-in-law’s flat. As with his paintings of interiors, the placing of the chairs, and the coffee things on the table, have the uncanny effect of evoking the absent inhabitants, and suggesting a relationship between them.

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Other works by Alfred Cohen (1920-2001)

The Draughtsman , 1998
31.8 x 37.5 cm (h x w)
Assemblage
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Cherbourg 1949 , c. 1999
33 x 31.8 cm (h x w)
Assemblage: wood, brass porthole, glass, and mixed media
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The Best Room , 1991
50.8 x 61 cm (h x w)
Oil on board
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Norfolk Coast – Sunset , c. 1991
14 x 21.6 cm (h x w)
casein on paper
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Coaster leaving Wells , 1990
30.5 x 59.7 cm (h x w)
Oil on board
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