The unique exhibition will present more than eighty important works by two Czech painters of world importance, Frantisek Kupka and Alfons Mucha, who were one of the most remarkable figures in Czech and world art of the first half of the 20th century.
Most of the paintings are borrowed from private collections from the Czech Republic and abroad, some works will be available to visitors for the first time. Several of the paintings comes from Frantisek Kupka's most famous pre-war collection, which was owned by the factory owner, art patron and Kupka's closest friend and supporter, Jindrich Waldes. Works from the famous collection of the important Parisian gallerist Louis Carre, who was the only one to represent Frantisek Kupka (from 1951 to 1957), will also be presented. Furthermore, works originally from the collections of the painter's wife, Eugenie Kupka, a close friend of A. P. Galien, Jiri Kolar and other important collectors, will be exhibited. The only two sculptures created by Frantisek Kupka will be exhibited together for the first time - bronze busts of his wife Eugenie.
