Frantisek KupkaCzech, 1871–1957Hour
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Cambridge, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- BR62.10
In the catalog
Sources
- Harvard Art Museums
- Image: Harvard Art Museums — © President and Fellows of Harvard College
Meanwhile, in the life of Frantisek Kupka
The whole lifethe First World War (1914 – 1918)
Volunteers for the front in the First World War
He served as a volunteer although he was at least 25 years older than the rest of the regiment; Blaise Cendrars, in “La Main coupée”, describes him as a proud, calm, strong soldier. When the regiment set out on foot from Paris for the front in Picardy, his wife met the column at the La Défense roundabout and marched with it, carrying his bag and rifle, until the colonel had her arrested and sent back to Paris; she later made her way to the front lines to spend time with her husband.
the First World War (1914 – 1918)
Frostbitten foot: he leaves the front
He left the front because of frostbite in his foot, caused by nights in trenches waist-deep in freezing water.
1919
Becomes a professor at the Prague Academy of Fine Arts
He became a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, teaching students who were on placement in Paris.
1919–1938
Patron Jindřich Waldes
He was financially supported by his good friend, the art collector and industrialist Jindřich Waldes, who accumulated a substantial collection of his art.
