Frantisek Kupka Czech Orphist Acrylic on Paper – March 28, 2019
Acrylic on paper, framed. Abstract composition. Signed Kupka on the lower left corner. Attributed to Frantisek Kupka (1871-1957, Czech). 10.2 x 8.3 in. (26 x 21 cm). PROVENANCE: Southern Ontario estate
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Frantisek Kupka
Frantisek 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 inherent in music by exploring 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. He opined furthermore commenting, “…this part of the creative process as an independent element, if conscious and developed, hints at the possibility of creating a painting.”
Kupka was born on September 23, 1871, in Opocno, Austro-Hungarian Empire. He received formal training at the Prague Art Academy and also continued to the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Vienna and eventually moved 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). Additionally, 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 Musee d’Orsay in Paris, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, and the Art Institute of Chicago, among others.
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Richmond Hill, ON – 432 fresh to market items will be available to the discerning buyers and collectors in 888 Auctions’ March 28th auction featuring the finest in MODERN ART, FINE PAINTINGS & ASIAN ANTIQUES 2019-03-28. Taking place in the afternoon at 2 PM (EST), bidders will be competing against one another over a variety of items on display.
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