Lithograph, Cotton Cream heavyweight paper, dimensions: 35 x 49 cm (composition), 70 x 50 cm (sheet), limited edition, hand-numbered 96/350, signed on the plate, under the composition facsimile of KUPKA's signature p.d., CMOA (Carnegie Museum Of Art.)drystamp l.d., publisher 's drystamp SPADEM PARIS p. d. (SPADEM is the French equivalent of ZAIKS), "verification of authenticity" hologram on the reverse. Original certificate.
František Kupka was a Czech painter who played a key role in the development of abstract art.Although he was born in what is now the Czech Republic,he spent mostof his artistic life in France, where he became one of the pioneers of abstract painting,although in his time he did not gain asmuchpopularityas some of hiscontemporaries, such as Wassily Kandinsky and Piet Mondrian. However, as the years passed, the importance of hisworkbegan tobe recognized more and more, and he became one of the key figures in the history of modern art.
His abstraction, however, was not just a play of forms and colors - it had its sources in philosophy, music theory and mathematics. Kupka was inspired, among other things, by theories about synesthesia (the combination of the senses) and attempts to render in painting the rhythm and harmony known from music. Kupka was one of the first artists whodared tobreak with the representation ofreality in a traditionalway,seekingin art toexpressemotion, dynamics and movement through pure forms and colors.
František Kupka created the work "Syncopated Accompaniment (staccato)" in the 1930s, inspired by music and rhythm. The painting is filled with vivid,contrastingcolors - intense shades of red,blueand green,whicharethoughtfully arrangedtocreate dynamic sequences and rhythms. Kupkausescolors much like a musicianuses notes toevoke emotions and associations ofrhythmic pulse and tempoin the viewer, the images literally "pulsate" and "vibrate," conveying the effect of musical staccato, or short, distinctsounds.
Inspired by syncopated rhythm, Kupkauses repetitive but unexpectedly interruptedshapesandcolors. This type of rhythm is reminiscentof leaps and bounds in musical pieces, where accentsfall unexpectedlybetweenmajor beats, creatinga sense ofjumpinessand energy.
Kupka left behind a rich body of work, which was only fully appreciated after his death. His works are now in theworld'smost important museums , such as the Centre PompidouinParisand the Museum of Modern Art in New York reaching dizzying prices at auction.
