Abstract composition (1920) by Frantisek Kupka
Abstract composition (1920) by Frantisek Kupka
- 🎨 František Kupka was a Czech painter and graphic artist, known for his role in the abstract art movement and Orphic Cubism.
- 📚 Kupka studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and Vienna, where he focused on symbolic subjects and was influenced by theosophy and Eastern philosophy.
- ⚔️ He served in World War I, experiencing frostbite and leaving the front due to injury.
- 🖼️ Kupka’s career included illustrating books and posters, exhibiting at prestigious venues like the Salon d’Automne, and being a founding member of Abstraction-Création.
- 🌈 He was deeply interested in color theory, leading to the development of his own color wheels and series of paintings such as “Discs of Newton”.
- 👥 Kupka’s personal life involved vegetarianism, theosophy, spiritualism, and naturism, which influenced his artwork.
Available as a fine art print and as a stretched canvas panel (heavy fine art canvas stretched over 1.5 inch deep edge solid wood frame)
All prints are made using archival art stocks and UV pigment inks to give up to 200 years life. Prints are sold unframed and unmounted.
