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Pavel Janák

Pavel Janák

Artist
WA-00034818
Cubism
Representation
None documented
0
Institutional Exhibitions
2
Works in Collection
6
Assets Indexed
1
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
80%
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Authority Records (3)

Field Verification (1 fields)

1 cross-verified · 0 single-source
  • BiographyMoMA· 93%✓

Source Registry (1)

About

Why this artist matters now

Pavel Janák was a Czech architect and designer central to the development of Cubism in Central Europe during the early twentieth century. Working primarily in architecture, furniture, and applied design, he developed a geometric formal language that translated Cubist painting principles into three-dimensional space and functional objects. His work bridged the avant-garde and the decorative arts, establishing a distinctive Czech modernist vocabulary that influenced design across the region for decades.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 28d ago

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Cubism
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Canonical record

Artworks (2)

Artwork sources (2)

2 published of 3 catalogued · 1 with image
  • MoMA
    1 publishedof 2 catalogued1 img
  • The Met
    1 published
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Images

Pavel Janák (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
Pavel Janák (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
Untitled (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

3
Movements1
Cubism
Collections2
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtMuseum of Modern Art
Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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