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František Kupka
Sign in to saveAlso known as F. Ḳupḳah, פ. קופקה, Frantisek Kupka, Franz Kupka, Frantz Kupka, F. Kupka, Frans Kupka, François Kupka
Czech painter and graphic artist (1871–1957)
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- Born
- 1871
- Died
- 1957
- Works
- 37
Top works
- Kupka
- Kupka/Lonngren
- Kupka
- F. Kupka
- Kandinsky, Kupka, Schönberg
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1871-09-23 ) 23 September 1871, Opočno , Bohemia , Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 24 June 1957 (1957-06-24) (aged 85), Puteaux , France
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts in Prague , Academy of Fine Arts Vienna , Académie Julian , Paris , École des Beaux-Arts , Paris
- Known for
- Painting
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- František
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Czech Republic
- Place of birth
- Opočno
- Place of death
- Puteaux
- Educated at
- Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
- Employer
- Academy of Fine Arts, Prague
- Languages spoken
- Czech
- Participant in
- documenta
- Field of work
- painting
- Genre
- abstract art
- Movement
- Orphism
- Military branch
- Czechoslovak Legions
- Image
- Frantisek Kupka 1928.jpg
- Work location
- Paris
- Political ideology
- communism
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- Commons category
- František Kupka
- date of birth
- 1871-09-23
- date of death
- 1957-06-21
- Commons Creator page
- František Kupka
- has works in the collection
- Sprengel Museum
- pseudonym
- Paul Regnard
- name in native language
- František Kupka
- different from
- Kupka
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to František Kupka, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
František Kupka (also known as Frank Kupka or François Kupka; 23 September 1871 – 24 June 1957) was a Czech painter and illustrator who moved from realism to abstract art, pioneering Orphism.
Biography
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