František Kupka
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
František Kupka was a Czech painter and illustrator in the early abstract art movement. He was involved with Theosophy and Eastern philosophy.
Personal life
František Kupka was born on September 23, 1871, in Opocno in eastern Bohemia (now the Czech Republic). From 1889 to 1892 he studied at the Prague Art Academy, then in 1892, he moved on the Vienna to study at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste.
Artistic career
During his training, Klee initially painted historical and patriotic themes; and then began to explore subjects that were symbolic or allegorical. His first exhibition was at the Kunstverein in Vienna in 1894.