František Kupka
František Kupka was a františek kupka is recorded as czechoslovakia, cisleithania, czech republic and france. Illustrator. Fugue in Two Colors is catalogued and held by Museum of Modern Art.
Also recorded as F. Ḳupḳah · פ. קופקה · Frantisek Kupka · Franz Kupka
Anonymous Unknown author · Umění . sborník pro českou výtvarnou práci, volume V/1930, issue 1, page 45. Publisher Jan Štenc : Praha · Public domain
Identity and origins
František Kupka was born in 1871.
František Kupka died in 1957.
František Kupka is recorded as painter, graphic designer, university teacher and draftsperson.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 10 objects associated with this name. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with František Kupka (10 objects).)
He also worked under the names Josef Dálný and Paul Regnard. The authorities additionally record the headings F. Ḳupḳah, פ. קופקה, Frantisek Kupka, Franz Kupka and Frantz Kupka. His recorded language was Czech.
Career and activity
František Kupka worked in painting. His work is associated with Orphism, Symbolism and abstract art.
He was employed by Academy of Fine Arts, Prague. He worked at Paris.
Work and production
Works recorded as notable number 5: The Cathedral, The Archaic, The smokestacks, Amorpha, Fugue in Two Colours and Disks of Newton. His recorded genre is abstract art.
Identity
František Kupka is recorded as painter, graphic designer, university teacher and draftsperson.
Construction No.
1907 paiting The Yellow Scale, by František Kupka; oil on canvas 78.74 x 74.3 cm.
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1871
František Kupka was born in 1871.
1906
The smokestacks (Musée d'Orsay).
1907
The Yellow Scale, dated 1907, held by Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
1910
The Archaic (Musée National d'Art Moderne).
1910
Amorpha: Fugue in Two Colors II, dated 1910, held by Cleveland Museum of Art.
1910
Mme Kupka among Verticals, dated 1910, held by Museum of Modern Art.
1912
Amorpha, Fugue in Two Colours, dated 1912, held by National Gallery Prague.
1912
Disks of Newton, dated 1912, held by Philadelphia Museum of Art.
1912
Localization of Graphic Motifs II, dated 1912.
1913
The Cathedral (Museum Kampa).
1921
Traits, plans, profondeur (Lines, Planes, Depth), dated 1921, held by Buffalo AKG Art Museum.
1921
Reminiscence of a Cathedral, dated 1921, held by Art Institute of Chicago.
1925
Form of Blue (Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum).
1925
Study for "Four Stories in Black and White", dated 1925, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.
1931
Syncopated Black Disks, dated 1931, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art.
1935
Divertimento I, dated 1935, held by Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
1957
František Kupka died at Puteaux.
Where the work is held
Recognition and collections
František Kupka received Legion of Honour and Golden basswood prize.
Literature
Literature
FRANTIŠEK KUPKA’S CONCEPT OF ABSTRACT PAINTING: ON MUSICAL ANALOGIES IN THE ART OF THE FIRST THIRD OF THE 20TH CENTURY, Архитектон, 2022. Les âges préhistoriques comme modèle de vie en harmonie avec la nature: un idéal illustré par Frantisèk Kupka et Élisée Reclus, Cahiers d'Études du Religieux- Recherches Interdisciplinaires, 2025.
Literature
Scholarly footprint
A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q167414: František Kupka
Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
- “František Kupka”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 2166878-4, Ausstellung Painting the Universe, František Kupka, Pioneer in Abstraction (1997-1998 : Dallas, Tex; Wolfsburg; Prag).
Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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authority file
Gemeinsame Normdatei 2166878-4, Ausstellung Painting the Universe, František Kupka, Pioneer in Abstraction (1997-1998 : Dallas, Tex; Wolfsburg; Prag).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q167414: František KupkaWikimedia Foundation
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Partially resolved
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Those registers additionally record the forms František Kupka - průkopník abstrakce, malíř kosmu (1997-1998: Dallas, Tex; Wolfsburg; Prag), František Kupka - die abstrakten Farben des Universums (1997-19998: Dallas, Tex; Wolfsburg; Prag) and Exhibition Painting the Universe, Frantisek Kupka, Pioneer of Abstraction (1997-1998: Dallas, Tex; Wolfsburg; Prag).
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