gouache on paper
paper size: 35 x 30 cm
signed lower right: Kupka
lower in the middle of the painting is a handwritten note in pencil by Frantisek Kupka: "Que cette chienne me degonte depuis quelle est pleine." (loosely translated: "That dog annoys me because she‘s pregnant.“)
framed in a richly carved, gilded period frame

Exhibited:
– Czech Modernism of the 20th Century (1900–1945), Kooperativa Gallery (February 28 to July 18, 2025)

Publicated:
– Catalogue for the exhibition Czech Modernism of the 20th Century (1900–1945), published by S.V.U. Manes Prague and Kooperativa, Vienna Insurance Group a.s., reproduced in full on p. 86 and 87

The work was painted as an illustration for the satirical magazine L‘Assiette au Beurre, which was published in Paris and to which Frantisek Kupka contributed between 1901 and 1907, creating three separate issues – the albums Money (L’Argent in French), Religion, and Peace.

Confirmation of authenticity enclosed by Vladimir Lekes, main author of the Catalogue Raisonné of Oil Paintings by Frantisek Kupka (published in collaboration with Adolf Loos Apartment and Gallery, National Gallery in Prague, Austrian National Gallery Belvedere and the copyright holder of the painter by the French state company by Adagp Paris), registered in the Guide International des experts et spécialistes, published in France.
Further consulted with Dr Irena Zantovska Murray HonFRIBA, Professor Jaromir Zemina and Dr Jiri Machalicky.