# Jean Lambert Rucki artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1888-09-17
- Death date: 1967-07-27
- Nationality: Polish, French
- Movements: Cubism, Art Deco, Surrealism, Section d'Or, Union des Artistes Modernes
- Common media: sculpture, painting, graphic art, mosaic, fresco, drawing

## 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.

## 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.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine published artist identity research from library authority files, museum records, and scholarly references with auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Jean Lambert-Rucki, identity data is supported by the Getty Union List of Artist Names, VIAF, the Library of Congress Name Authority File, and the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History. Market observations are drawn from public auction records and should be supplemented by professional appraisal for individual works.

## Sources

- RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/68756
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3172966
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/51788945/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500120898
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92116295
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Lambert-Rucki