František Kupka

(Czech, 1871–1957)

František Kupka was a Czech painter and graphic artist who pioneered the abstract movement Orphism. Interested in cosmic forces and the occult, Kupka strove towards the free associative properties of inherent to music though the exploration on color and form. “The creative ability of an artist is manifested only if he succeeds in transforming the natural phenomena into 'another reality,’” he once reflected. “This part of the creative process as an independent element, if conscious and developed, hints at the possibility of creating a painting.” Born on September 23, 1871 in Opocno, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Kupka received his formal training at the Prague Art Academy and the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Vienna. Moving to Paris, he briefly attended the Académie Julian and École des Beaux-Arts before falling into the milieu of the Section d’Or artists. During his career, his work transitioned from figurative paintings such as his self-portrait The Yellow Scale (1907), to the theory based abstraction seen in Disks of Newton (1912). In 1931, along with Hans Arp and Jean Hélion, he co-founded the group Abstraction-Création. The artist continued to exhibit in Europe and the United States throughout the following decades. Kupka died on June 24, 1957 in Puteaux, France. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, and the Art Institute of Chicago, among others.

František Kupka Artworks

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Le langage des verticales, 1921–1922

František Kupka

Le langage des verticales, 1921–1922

Est. 30,000–40,000 EUR

Bílé rytmy na černém, 1912

František Kupka

Bílé rytmy na černém, 1912

Composition Gallery

1,350 EUR

Quatre histoires de blanc et noir V, 1926

František Kupka

Quatre histoires de blanc et noir V, 1926

Composition Gallery

1,350 USD

Angular, Variation, 1926

František Kupka

Angular, Variation, 1926

Beck & Eggeling International Fine Art

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White rhythms on black

František Kupka

White rhythms on black

Sale Date: April 25, 2024

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Aristophane Lysistraté, 1911

František Kupka

Aristophane Lysistraté, 1911

Sale Date: April 29, 2024

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Conception / Danae (Početí), 1930

František Kupka

Conception / Danae (Početí), 1930

Sale Date: April 21, 2024

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Abstraktní kompozice (Trégastel), 1911–1920

František Kupka

Abstraktní kompozice (Trégastel), 1911–1920

Sale Date: April 21, 2024

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Sans titre

František Kupka

Sale Date: April 24, 2024

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Composition, 1920–1925

František Kupka

Composition, 1920–1925

Sale Date: April 18, 2024

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Composition, 1920–1925

František Kupka

Composition, 1920–1925

Sale Date: April 4, 2024

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Composition, 1920–1925

František Kupka

Composition, 1920–1925

Sale Date: April 4, 2024

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White rythms on black, 1913

František Kupka

White rythms on black, 1913

Sale Date: March 21, 2024

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Amorpha, 1913

František Kupka

Amorpha, 1913

Sale Date: March 21, 2024

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Kompozice - studie k obrazu Slunce, 1930–1935

František Kupka

Kompozice - studie k obrazu Slunce, 1930–1935

Sale Date: March 20, 2024

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Z CYKLU ČTYŘI PŘÍBĚHY ČERNÉ A BÍLÉ, LIST. Č. , 1926

František Kupka

Z CYKLU ČTYŘI PŘÍBĚHY ČERNÉ A BÍLÉ, LIST. Č. , 1926

Sale Date: March 17, 2024

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Untitled (Study for the Mechanical cycle)

František Kupka

Untitled (Study for the Mechanical cycle)

Sale Date: March 10, 2024

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Geometric composition

František Kupka

Geometric composition

Sale Date: March 10, 2024

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Study for The Story of Pistils and Stamens, 1919

František Kupka

Study for The Story of Pistils and Stamens, 1919

Sale Date: March 10, 2024

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Abstract Composition, 1925

František Kupka

Abstract Composition, 1925

Sale Date: March 8, 2024

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Sans titre, 1925

František Kupka

Sans titre, 1925

Sale Date: March 7, 2024

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Aristophane Lysistraté, 1911

František Kupka

Aristophane Lysistraté, 1911

Sale Date: February 28, 2024

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Lutte, 1902

František Kupka

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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Akrobatka, 1903

František Kupka

Akrobatka, 1903

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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