Jean Lambert Rucki Auction Prices and Value Guide
Jean Lambert Rucki auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 482 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Jean Lambert Rucki auction prices: quick answer
Jean Lambert Rucki auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Jean Lambert Rucki
- Source records
- 482
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Artist context
About Jean Lambert Rucki
Jean Lambert-Rucki (1888–1967) was a Polish-born, naturalized-French avant-garde artist active in Paris for much of the twentieth century. A sculptor, painter, graphic artist, mosaicist, and fresco painter, he moved across Cubism, Art Deco, and Surrealist circles with notable versatility. Born in Poland on 17 September 1888, he exhibited at the 1913 Salon d'Automne and by 1919 was represented by Léonce Rosenberg's influential Galerie de l'Effort Moderne and the dealer Paul Guillaume. In 1920 he showed at the second Section d'Or exhibition, and he later became a founding exhibitor with the Union des Artistes Modernes. He became a French citizen in 1932. Lambert-Rucki's work reflects influences ranging from African tribal art to modernist urban imagery, and he is particularly recognized for his Cubist cityscapes. He died in Paris on 27 July 1967.
CubismArt DecoSurrealismSection d'OrUnion des Artistes Modernessculpturepaintinggraphic artmosaiccityscapes
Common works and media
Collectors and appraisers most often encounter Lambert-Rucki through small-scale bronze and metal sculptures, Cubist cityscape paintings, graphic works and prints, and mosaic or fresco designs. His graphic output includes drawings and prints that reflect both his Cubist structuring and Art Deco decorative sense. Monumental commissions — mosaics and wall paintings — form a smaller but documented part of his oeuvre. Works on paper range from preparatory studies to finished compositions. Subject matter spans urban cityscapes, abstracted figures influenced by African art, and decorative motifs characteristic of French Art Deco. Editioned bronzes and prints are more common at auction than unique large-scale pieces.
Market and appraisal context
Lambert-Rucki's work appears regularly at auction, with several hundred recorded lots spanning sculpture, painting, works on paper, and graphic prints. Value depends heavily on medium, scale, and period — Cubist and Art Deco pieces from the 1910s through 1930s tend to attract the strongest interest. Provenance linked to Rosenberg or Guillaume, or documented exhibition at the Salon d'Automne or Section d'Or, can add meaningful premium. Because no catalogue raisonné is cited in public sources, attribution questions should be referred to specialist review. Collectors should consider condition, edition status for prints and multiples, and whether a work's subject — particularly cityscapes or African-inspired compositions — aligns with the artist's most sought-after categories.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Appraisal caveats
- No catalogue raisonné is referenced in the available sources, which may complicate attribution for undocumented works
- With 482 recorded auction appearances, the artist has a moderate but established auction footprint; realized prices vary widely by medium, period, and quality
- Death year is listed as 1967 by most authority sources but 1968 by at least one; collectors should verify biographical details against the strongest available documentation
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
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