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Frantisek Kupka Biography
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1871 |
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Born in Opocno, Bohemia
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1889 - 1892 |
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Studied historical and religious painting, Prague Art Academy, Prague, Czech Republic
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1892 |
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Studied at the The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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1900 |
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Awarded a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, France
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1903 |
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Awarded a gold medal at the International Exhibition, St. Louis, MO
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1906 |
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Became a member of the Salon d'Automne, Paris, France
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1908 |
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Recipient, Légion d'Honneur, France
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1931 |
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Co-founded the group Abstraction-Création with Hans Arp, Jean Hélion, Auguste Herbin, Georges Valmier and Georges Vantongerloo
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1957 |
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Died in Puteaux, France
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2003
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Venus and Cain: Prehistoric Figures 1830 - 1930, Musée d'Aquitaine, Bordeaux, France
The Origins of Abstraction 1800 - 1914, Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
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2002
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Towards New Times: Kupka's Graphic Works 1892 - 1912, Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
Galerie Louis Carré & Cie, Paris, France
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1999
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Fauvism or 'Trial by Fire': The Eruption of Modernity in Europe, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France
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1989
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Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France
National Gallery in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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1981
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Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
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1977
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Historical Aspects of Constructivism and Concrete Art, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France
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1976
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Kunsthaus, Zurich, Switzerland
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1975
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Frantisek Kupka, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY (retrospective)
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1967
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Kunstverein, Cologne, Germany
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1958
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Frantisek Kupka, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris, France (retrospective)
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1955
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Documenta I, Kassel, Germany
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1936
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Cubism & Abstract Art, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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1913
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Salon des Indépendants, Paris, France
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1910 - 1913
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Salon d'Automne, Paris, France
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1899
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Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
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| Selected Public Collections |
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Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
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Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid, Spain
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Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, Rennes, France
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
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Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Fondation de l'Hermitage, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic
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Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE
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| Links to further information |
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