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Disks of Newton (Study for Fugue in Two Colors) by František Kupka

Disks of Newton (Study for Fugue in Two Colors)

František Kupka · 1912

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Artist
František Kupka
Date
1912
Location
Philadelphia Museum of Art
ART MOVEMENTS
Abstract artOrphism
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THE ARTIST

František Kupka

František Kupka, a Czech pioneer of abstract art, journeyed from realism and Symbolism to the vibrant, music-inspired forms of Orphism.

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