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Provenance

Nicolas Beauduin, Paris (acquired directly from the artist) Yolande Jamet, Paris (daughter of the above; acquired by descent from the above circa 1960) André Fourquet, Paris Private Collection, France Acquired from the above by the late owner in 2016

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie la Boétie, Salon de la Section d'Or , 1912 Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Kupka , 1958, no. 25, p. 21 (titled Complexes ) Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, František Kupka, ou l'invention d'une abstraction , 1989-90, no. 164, p. 231, illustrated in colour (titled Composition) New York, Roslyn Harbor, Nassau County Museum of Art, Czech Art in the Velvet Revolution , 1990-91, p. 23 Nagoya, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art; Sendai, The Miyagi Museum of Art and Tokyo, Setagaya Art Museum, František Kupka , 1994, no. 87, p. 113, illustrated in colour (titled Composition ) Cairo, Musée Mahmoud Khalil, Galerie Horizon I, De l’Impressionnisme à la modernité, un siècle de peinture française, de Corot à Picasso, XIXe-XXe , 1998 Châteauroux, Musée Bertrand & Montpellier, Musée Fabre, La Section d’Or, 1912, 1920, 1925: le cubisme écartelé , 2000-01, no. 50, p. 187, illustrated in colour Paris, Musée d’Orsay, Aux origines de l’abstraction , 2003-04, no. 36, p. 171, illustrated in colour Prague, Národní galerie v Praze, Kupka Cesta k Amorfě , 2012-13, no. 39, p. 185, illustrated in colour Paris, Grand Palais; Prague, Národní galerie v Praze and Helsinki, Ateneum Art Museum, Kupka Pionnier de l'abstraction , 2018-19, no. 124, p. 155, illustrated in colour

Literature

Nicolas Beauduin, "Les temps heroiques: a propos de la 'Section d'Or", in Masques et Visages , Paris, June 1956 Art News , November 1957 Vladimír Lekeš, František Kupka. Catalogue raisonné des huiles , Prague, 2016, no. 206, p. 348, illustrated in colour (titled Composition )

Catalog summary

Property from the Estate of Sir Sean Connery, sold partially to benefit The Connery Foundation František Kupka 1871 - 1957 Complexe  signed Kupka (lower left) and inscribed à Mr. Beauduin en toute sympathie. .K. (lower right) oil on canvas 50.5 by 61.2 cm. 19⅞ by 24⅛ in. Executed in 1912. The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Pierre Brullé. --------------------------------------------------- 辛・康納利爵士故藏，拍賣部分收益惠澤康納利基金會 弗朗迪斯科・庫普卡 1871 - 1957年 《複雜》 款識︰藝術家簽名 Kupka（左下）；題款 à Mr. Beauduin en toute sympathie. .K.（右下） 油彩畫布 50.5 x 61.2 公分；19⅞ x 24⅛ 英寸 1912年作 皮耶・布熱已為此作提供認證。 Provenance Nicolas Beauduin, Paris (acquired directly from the artist) Yolande Jamet, Paris (daughter of the above; acquired by descent from the above circa 1960) André Fourquet, Paris Private Collection, France Acquired from the above by the late owner in 2016 Literature Nicolas Beauduin, "Les temps heroiques: a propos de la 'Section d'Or", in Masques et Visages , Paris, June 1956 Art News , November 1957 Vladimír Lekeš, František Kupka. Catalogue raisonné des huiles , Prague, 2016, no. 206, p. 348, illustrated in colour (titled Composition ) Exhibited Paris, Galerie la Boétie, Salon de la Section d'Or , 1912 Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Kupka , 1958, no. 25, p. 21 (titled Complexes ) Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, František Kupka, ou l'invention d'une abstraction , 1989-90, no. 164, p. 231, illustrated in colour (titled Composition) New York, Roslyn Harbor, Nassau County Museum of Art, Czech Art in the Velvet Revolution , 1990-91, p. 23 Nagoya, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art; Sendai, The Miyagi Museum of Art and Tokyo, Setagaya Art Museum, František Kupka , 1994, no. 87, p. 113, illustrated in colour (titled Composition ) Cairo, Musée Mahmoud Khalil, Galerie Horizon I, De l’Impressionnisme à la modernité, un siècle de peinture française, de Corot à Picasso, XIXe-XXe , 1998 Châteauroux, Musée Bertrand & Montpellier, Musée Fabre, La Section d’Or, 1912, 1920, 1925: le cubisme écartelé , 2000-01, no. 50, p. 187, illustrated in colour Paris, Musée d’Orsay, Aux origines de l’abstraction , 2003-04, no. 36, p. 171, illustrated in colour Prague, Národní galerie v Praze, Kupka Cesta k Amorfě , 2012-13, no. 39, p. 185, illustrated in colour Paris, Grand Palais; Prague, Národní galerie v Praze and Helsinki, Ateneum Art Museum, Kupka Pionnier de l'abstraction , 2018-19, no. 124, p. 155, illustrated in colour