Composition géométrique, František Kupka

Property from a Private Swiss Collection
František Kupka
1871 - 1957
Composition géométrique

signed Kupka (lower right); stamped FRANCOIS KUPKA on the verso
gouache and pencil on paper
23.7 by 23.4cm., 9½ by 9⅜in.
Framed: 32 by 31.5cm., 12⅝ by 12⅜in.

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Pierre Brullé.

Condition Report:
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down and hinged to the mount in two places along the upper edge. There is an artist's pinhole at all four corners and the left and right edges are very slightly unevenly cut. The sheet is slightly time-stained and there are a few minor spots of foxing in places. There is a 4mm-long tear to the centre of the left edge, and a tiny nick to the centre of the lower edge (which is covered by a tiny paper remnant). There are some small diagonal creases at all four corners, and some minor wear to parts of the medium, including light surface scratches in places. There is a very small area of minor paint shrinkage to the rectangular shape just above the signature. There is a pin-sized hole to the upper left corner of the lower right quadrant. This work is in overall good condition.

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Provenance:
Pierre Bourut, France
Private Collection, France
Acquired from the above by the present owner