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Frantisek Kupka (1871-1957)
Untitled
etching with drypoint printed in colours, 1913, on wove paper, with the stamped signature, a fine impression of this rare print, with margins, a 15mm. repaired tear at the top sheet edge well outside the subject, generally in very good condition
P.150 x 342mm., S.325 x 505mm.
'Kupka did a number of etchings on the theme of acrobats or fairs. Although this etching is on the borderline between figuration and abstraction, it captures the spirit of a circus; one is reminded for example of Toulouse-Lautrec's circus series, particularly the painting Au cirque Fernando of 1888 (Art Institute of Chicago), and of Kupka's own lithograph of 1899, The Fools. Yet despite the barely discernible silhouettes of figures, the dynamic sweep of circular rhythms, strong directional lines and dramatic composition endow the subject with a cosmic dimension.' (M. Rowell, Frantisek Kupka 1871-1957 A Retrospective, New York, 1975, p.205, no.112)
Untitled
etching with drypoint printed in colours, 1913, on wove paper, with the stamped signature, a fine impression of this rare print, with margins, a 15mm. repaired tear at the top sheet edge well outside the subject, generally in very good condition
P.150 x 342mm., S.325 x 505mm.
'Kupka did a number of etchings on the theme of acrobats or fairs. Although this etching is on the borderline between figuration and abstraction, it captures the spirit of a circus; one is reminded for example of Toulouse-Lautrec's circus series, particularly the painting Au cirque Fernando of 1888 (Art Institute of Chicago), and of Kupka's own lithograph of 1899, The Fools. Yet despite the barely discernible silhouettes of figures, the dynamic sweep of circular rhythms, strong directional lines and dramatic composition endow the subject with a cosmic dimension.' (M. Rowell, Frantisek Kupka 1871-1957 A Retrospective, New York, 1975, p.205, no.112)
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