User:Johnnie Bob/Sandbox/Michael Chepourkoff

Michael Gabriel Chepourkoff (30 October 1899 - 13 March 1955), born Mikhail Gavrelovich Chepurkoff, is an American artist, painter and sculptor of Imperial Russian origin. He is known for his unique and personal style of painting which has been described as anything from abstract to oriental to modernist, and his unique metal sculptures, also done in a "modern" or "abstract" style. He refused to be characterized as having any particular style and worked in a wide range of of media. Some of his works remain on display in various galleries or collections, while some have either been sold or are still in the possession of family members.