Kupka work sets new Czech art auction record

A painting by František Kupka has become the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction in Czechia. Conception/Danae, which was created in 1930, was sold for CZK 115 million in Prague on Sunday evening.

With the buyer’s premium the total price reached CZK 126.5 million, ensuring it edged past the previous record seller, Old Prague Motif by Bohumil Kubišta.