František
Kupka
Early Life and Academic Training František Kupka was born on 23 September 1871 in Opočno, eastern Bohemia, within the borders of Austria-Hungary. His early years were shaped by the landscape of this region, a setting that preceded his move toward more complex, non-representational forms. Between …
A portrait built from František Kupka's own colours
Every 100 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.