František Kupka

František Kupka
Kupka in c. 1928
Born(1871-09-23)23 September 1871
Died24 June 1957(1957-06-24) (aged 85)
EducationAcademy of Fine Arts in Prague
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Académie Julian, Paris
École des Beaux-Arts, Paris
Known forPainting

František Kupka (also known as Frank Kupka or François Kupka; 23 September 1871 – 24 June 1957) was a Czech painter and illustrator who moved from realism to abstract art, pioneering Orphism.