2062) "František Kupka (23.09.1871 – 24.06.1957)", Czech Republic: 150th Birth Anniversary: A 200 Koruna Silver Coin minted by the Czech Mint commemorates the milestone: Date/Year of Coin issue: 2021:
About František Kupka:
František Kupka (23.09.1871 – 24.06.1957), also known as Frank Kupka or François Kupka, was a Czech painter and graphic artist.
As a legionary, he fought for the establishment of the new republic - he organised Czechoslovak troops in France, was wounded at the front, reached the rank of captain and was awarded the Order of the Legion of Honour.
As a painter, graphic artist and illustrator, he fought for the creation of a new kind of art. He began with descriptive realism and admiration for the work of Josef Mánes, but eventually became a pioneer of modern abstraction, with his strong relationship to spirituality, mysticism and music playing an important role.
Kupka's abstract paintings are among the most valuable Czech works even today.
About his career as a painter:
He was a pioneer and co-founder of the early phases of the abstract art movement and Orphic Cubism (Orphism). Kupka's abstract works arose from a base of realism, but later evolved into pure abstract art.
He was born in Opočno (eastern Bohemia) in Austria-Hungary in 1871.
From 1889 to 1892, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. At this time, he painted historical and patriotic themes.
Kupka enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, where he concentrated on symbolic and allegorical subjects.
In 1894, he exhibited at the Kunstverein, Vienna, in 1894. His involvement with theosophy and Eastern philosophy dates from this period.
By spring 1894, Kupka had settled in Paris; there he attended the Académie Julian briefly and then studied with Jean-Pierre Laurens at the École des Beaux-Arts.
Kupka worked as an illustrator of books and posters and, during his early years in Paris, became known for his satirical drawings for newspapers and magazines.
In 1906, he settled in Puteaux, a suburb of Paris, and that same year exhibited for the first time at the Salon d'Automne. Kupka was deeply impressed by the first Futurist Manifesto, published in 1909 in Le Figaro.
Kupka's 1909 painting Piano Keyboard/Lake marked a break in his representational style.
His work became increasingly abstract around 1910–11, reflecting his theories of motion, color, and the relationship between music and painting (orphism). In 1911, he attended meetings of the Puteaux Group (Section d'Or).
In 1912, he exhibited his Amorpha, "Fugue à deux couleurs", at the Salon des Indépendants in the Cubist room, although he did not wish to be identified with any movement.
Creation in the Plastic Arts, a book Kupka completed in 1913, was published in Prague in 1923.
The Salon d'Automne of 1912, held in Paris at the Grand Palais from 1 October to 8 November.
In 1931, he became a founding member of Abstraction-Création.
In 1936, his work was included in the exhibition Cubism and Abstract Art at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and in an important show with another Czech painter, Alphonse Mucha, at the Jeu de Paume in Paris.
A retrospective of his work took place at the Galerie Mánes in Prague in 1946. The same year, Kupka participated in the Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, where he continued to exhibit regularly until his death.
During the early 1950s, he gained general recognition and had several solo shows in New York.
Between 1919 and 1938 Kupka was financially supported by his good friend, art collector and industrialist Jindřich Waldes who accumulated a substantial collection of his art. Kupka passed away in 1957 in Puteaux, France.
In 03/2021, Kupka's Le Jaillissement II sold for GBP 7,551,600 in an auction organized by Sotheby's, so far the highest price for his work.
The Coin:
On the Obverse of the 200 Koruna Silver Coin is depicted a composition of partial motives from František Kupka's work - "CHCI TVORIT JAKO HUDEBNIK", the country of issue - "CESKA REPUBLIKA" and the denomination of the Coin - "200 Kc ("Koruna").
On the Reverse of the 200 Koruna Silver Coin is depicted a composition from Kupka's work, incorporating his portrait - "NECHCI MALOVAT HUDBU, KUPKA FRANTISEK (1871-2021)".
The specifications of this Coin are:
Country of issue: Czech Republic; Year: 2021; Coin Theme: "150th Anniversary of the Birth of František Kupka"; Denomination/Face Value: 200 Koruna; Metal Composition: .925 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 13.0 grams; Diameter/Size: 31.0 mm; Coin Quality: Proof; Mint: Czech Republic; Mintage: 10,900 pieces; Designer: Alva Fejfar, Adamt.; Edge: Plain, Lettered - "CESKA NARODNI BANKA * Ag 0.925* 13 g*; Shape: Round; Packaging: Blue Plastic Case.
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