Study for "Four Stories in Black and White"

František Kupka Czech

1925

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Title: Study for "Four Stories in Black and White"
Artist: František Kupka (Czech, Opočno 1871–1957 Paris)
Date: 1925
Medium: Gouache with graphite on paper mounted on paper
Dimensions: 15 1/8 in. × 11 in. (38.4 × 27.9 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Margery and Harry Kahn, 1984
Object Number: 1984.105.1
Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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