Day: 06/16/2015

Jean Lambert-Rucki (1888 – 1967)

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Lot 45. Polychrome painted bronze
France, circa 1938; posthumous cast from 2001
Jean Lambert-Rucki (1888-1967) – Polish painter, sculptor and graphic artist
The base inscribed ‘J Lambert-Rucki’, with foundry mark ‘TEP’, numbered ‘2/8’ and dated ‘2001’
With certificate auf autehticity by Mara and Léano Rucki in copy
Height: 113 cm
Very good condition
Expressive sculpture in the artist’s typically distinctive color use; in the international auction market sculptures by Lambert-Rucki have fetched up to €115,000
Estimate by Auctionata Expert: 20,000 Euro

The artist Jean Lambert-Rucki was fascinated by magic of color, which is reflected not only in his paintings but primarily in his three-dimensional works. Thus all his sculptures feature an intense use of color, which only few of his fellow sculptors shared. Lambert-Rucki’s works are characterized by a rhythmic harmony of volumes and lines, merging figuration and abstraction.
Condition: The sculpture is in very good condition. The paint is a little rubbed in places. The height measures 113 cm.

Jean Lambert-Rucki (1888-1967)

Born in Poland, Jean Lambert-Rucki moved to Paris in 1911. Here Picasso and Braque had already laid the foundations for abstraction and so thus Lambert-Rucki also joined the Cubists. He initially shared a studio with Amadeo Modigliani and attended the Academy Colorossi where he devoted himself to wood carving. As early as 1913, Lambert-Rucki participated in the Salon d’Automne and later also in the Salon des Indépendants. From 1920 the artist’s works were exhibited alongside those of Derain, Léger, Mondrian, Picasso and others in the gallery of renowned art dealer Léonce Rosenberg. In addition to paintings and drawings Lambert-Rucki created mainly sculptures mostly in bronze, and later in wood and plaster. In collaboration with the furniture designer Jean Dunand, Lambert-Rucki also devoted himself to the decorative arts and even participated in the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs de Paris in 1925. In addition to numerous private commissions, Jean Lambert-Rucki also created designs for church interiors and is regarded as a pioneer of the Art Sacré Moderne

Estimate 10,000-13,000 euro. Auctionata.6/18/15

Jerzy Karszniewicz (1878 – 1945)

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Karszniewicz

Byłem pod wrażeniem poprzedniej pracy tego artysty, prezenowanej tutaj rok temu. Tą jestem rozczarowany.

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Lot 601. Jerzy Karszniewicz, Polish 1878-1945- Portrait of a woman, head and shoulders wearing a head scarf turned to the right ; oil on canvas, signed and inscribed ‘Krackow’, in a ripple moulded ebonised frame, 59.5x40cm (may be subject to Droit de Suite)

CONDITION REPORT:
frame looks to be the original some wear and tear to the corners and edges of the frame some chips and losses to the ebonised surface of the frame retains the original wooden stretcher canvas has not been re-lined applied section of tape along lower left side just inside of the inner edge of the left hand stretcher 10cm tear correspond to position of applied tape lower right hand edge of canvas canvas is suffering from fatigue and pronounced bar marks there is raised craquelure which is beginning to flake in places throughout the canvas there is a blemish along the neckline of the chemise and on the eyebrow of the sitter under inspection with uv lamp there appears to be widespread retouching of the paint surface overall in fair condition will require restoration

Estimate: 400 GBP – 600 GBP. Rosebery’s. 6/30/15