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Artists›František Kupka

František Kupka

1871–1957

WA-00019360

Opočno, Czech Republic

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None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

229

Works in Collection

467

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WikidataQ167414

MoMA

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BiographyWikidata· 92%✓
Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (2)

Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/frantisek-kupka
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3302
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Why this artist matters now

František Kupka was a Czech painter and illustrator who moved from realism to abstract art, pioneering Orphism.

Source: Sothebys · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (229)

An Absolute (Une Absolue) from Art of Today, Masters of Abstract Art (Art d'aujourd'hui, maîtres de l'art abstrait), Album I

1953 · One from a portfolio of sixteen screenprint reproductions

composition: 12 11/16 × 12 11/16" (32.2 × 32.3 cm); sheet: 25 1/8 × 19 3/16" (63.8 × 48.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Replica of (1946) Solo of a Brown Stroke

1946 · Watercolor, gouache, and pencil on paper

5 1/4 x 8 1/2" (13.2 x 21.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Replica (1946) of Vertical Planes

1946 · Watercolor, gouache, and pencil on paper

11 1/4 x 6 5/8" (28.5 x 16.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Replica of Fugue in Two Colors: Amorpha, 1912

1946 · Gouache, ink, and pencil on paper

9 x 9 5/8" (22.9 x 24.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Syncopated Black Disks

1930 · Gouache and graphite on paper

9 3/4 × 7 13/16 in. (24.7 × 19.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Untitled

1928 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

7 3/4 x 12 1/4" (19.5 x 31 cm)

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Plate 20 (folio 22) from QUATRE HISTOIRES DE BLANC ET NOIR

1926

composition 8 x 6 1/16" (20.4 x 15.4 cm)

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First state of plate 3 (folio 31) from QUATRE HISTOIRES DE BLANC ET NOIR

1926

irreg. composition 3 9/16 x 3 11/16" (9 x 9.3 cm)

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First state of plate 4 (folio 32) from QUATRE HISTOIRES DE BLANC ET NOIR

1926

composition 8 x 6 1/16" (20.4 x 15.4 cm)

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Tailpiece (colophon) from QUATRE HISTOIRES DE BLANC ET NOIR

1926

irreg. composition 1 11/16 x 1 1/8" (4.3 x 2.8 cm)

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First state of plate 2 (folio 30) from QUATRE HISTOIRES DE BLANC ET NOIR

1926

composition 7 15/16 x 6 1/16" (20.3 x 15.4 cm)

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Plate 22 (folio 24) from QUATRE HISTOIRES DE BLANC ET NOIR

1926

composition 8 x 6 1/16" (20.4 x 15.4 cm)

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Plate 17 (folio 19) from QUATRE HISTOIRES DE BLANC ET NOIR

1926

irreg. composition 8 x 6 1/16" (20.4 x 15.4 cm)

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Plate 19 (folio 21) from QUATRE HISTOIRES DE BLANC ET NOIR

1926

composition 8 x 6 1/16" (20.4 x 15.4 cm)

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Plate 2 (folio 4) from QUATRE HISTOIRES DE BLANC ET NOIR

1926

composition 7 15/16 x 6 1/16" (20.3 x 15.4 cm)

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Plate 9 (folio 11) from QUATRE HISTOIRES DE BLANC ET NOIR

1926

irreg. composition 3 9/16 x 3 11/16" (9 x 9.4 cm)

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Plate 18 (folio 20) from QUATRE HISTOIRES DE BLANC ET NOIR

1926

irreg. composition 8 1/16 x 6 1/8" (20.5 x 15.5 cm)

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Plate 25 (folio 27) from QUATRE HISTOIRES DE BLANC ET NOIR

1926

composition 8 x 6 1/16" (20.4 x 15.4 cm)

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Plate 10 (folio 12) from QUATRE HISTOIRES DE BLANC ET NOIR

1926

composition 8 x 6 1/16" (20.4 x 15.4 cm)

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Plate 11 (folio 13) from QUATRE HISTOIRES DE BLANC ET NOIR

1926

irreg. composition 8 x 6 1/16" (20.4 x 15.4 cm)

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Plate 12 (folio 14) from QUATRE HISTOIRES DE BLANC ET NOIR

1926

composition 8 x 6 1/16" (20.4 x 15.4 cm)

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Plate 13 (folio 15) from QUATRE HISTOIRES DE BLANC ET NOIR

1926

composition 8 x 6 1/8" (20.4 x 15.5 cm)

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Plate 14 (folio 16) from QUATRE HISTOIRES DE BLANC ET NOIR

1926

composition 8 x 6 1/8" (20.4 x 15.5 cm)

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Plate 15 (folio 17) from QUATRE HISTOIRES DE BLANC ET NOIR

1926

composition 3 9/16 x 3 3/4" (9 x 9.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

229 published of 462 catalogued · 104 with image

MoMA
226 publishedof 452 catalogued96 img
The Met
2 published
Art Institute Chicago
1 publishedof 8 catalogued8 img

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Christie's

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

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