František Kupka

Hindu Motif, or Graduated Red

Hindu Motif, or Graduated Red https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/hindu-motif-or-graduated-red

The chestnut tree in blossom

The chestnut tree in blossom https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/the-chestnut-tree-in-blossom-1906

Crimson

Crimson https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/crimson-1908

Equality (Money)

Equality (Money) https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/equality-money-1902

Two grays I

Two grays I https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/two-grays-i-1928

Born in Bohemia (in the present-day Czech Republic), Frantisek Kupka immigrated to Paris in 1896, where he lived until his death. Kupka developed a unique path to pure abstraction. He combined his interests in Orphism, an offshoot of Cubism that focused on simultaneous color contrasts as equivalents of musical pitches, Slavic folk art, the decorative art of Islam, and new scientific inventions such as radiography. Theosophy—a synthesis of philosophy, religion, and science—also guided Kupka’s approach to art. Additionally, he studied the stained-glass windows of the Notre-Dame cathedrals in Paris and Chartres. Kupka’s desire to capture the feeling of light passing through colored glass led to a number of compositions on this theme, including Reminiscence of a Cathedral. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Shapiro

Reminiscence of a Cathedral https://www.artic.edu/artworks/109529/

The Gallien girl

The Gallien girl https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/the-gallien-girl-1910

Prometheus in chains

Prometheus in chains https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/prometheus-in-chains-1905-4

Study for "Autumn Sun" https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/study-for-autumn-sun-1905

Woman and horse

Woman and horse https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/woman-and-horse-1906

Ordination of verticals

Ordination of verticals https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/ordination-of-verticals-1911

Syncopated Accompaniment (staccato)

Syncopated Accompaniment (staccato) https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/syncopated-accompaniment-staccato

The Little Girl with a Ball

The Little Girl with a Ball https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/the-little-girl-with-a-ball-1908

Babylon

Babylon https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/babylon-1906

Piano Keys Lake

Piano Keys Lake https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/piano-keys-lake-1905

The Way of Silence

The Way of Silence https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/the-way-of-silence

Replica of Fugue in Two Colors: Amorpha

Replica of Fugue in Two Colors: Amorpha https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/replica-of-fugue-in-two-colors-amorpha-1912

Women in the tavern

Women in the tavern https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/women-in-the-tavern

Autumn Sun, Three Goddesses https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/autumn-sun-three-goddesses-1906

Drawings of curves

Drawings of curves https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/drawings-of-curves-1926

Study of chapter

Study of chapter https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/study-of-chapter-1908

Study in black and white

Study in black and white https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/study-in-black-and-white-1924

Bathers

Bathers https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/bathers-1906

Sleeping Face

Sleeping Face https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/sleeping-face-1902

Positioning of Mobile Graphic Elements

Positioning of Mobile Graphic Elements https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/positioning-of-mobile-graphic-elements

Humanitas

Humanitas https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/humanitas

The novelist

The novelist https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/the-novelist

Report

Report https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/report

Sphinx

Sphinx https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/sphinx

Danse Macabre

Danse Macabre https://www.wikiart.org/en/frantisek-kupka/danse-macabre-1896