Rating and value 2024 of paintings, drawings and sculptures by Jean Lambert Rucki

If you own a work by or after Jean Lambert-Rucki, and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers will offer you their appraisal services. Our specialists will carry out a free appraisal of your work, and provide you with a precise estimate of its current market value. Then, if you wish to sell your work, we'll guide you towards the best possible arrangement to obtain the optimum price.   

Rating and value of Jean Lambert-Rucki's works

Lambert-Rucki is a Polish cubist sculptor and painter. If you own a piece by this artist, it may be worth more than you think. On the art market, these works can fetch very high prices under the auctioneer's hammer. 

His paintings are particularly sought-after, and the prices at which his works sell on the art market range from €60 to €140,000, a fairly substantial range, but one that says a lot about the value that can be attributed to Jean Lambert-Rucki's works.  

In 2017, a lacquer painting entitled Animals sold for €140,000, whereas it was estimated at between €150,000 and €180,000. 

Order of value from a simple work to the most prestigious 

Artist Jean Lambert-Rucki's style and technique    

Jean Lambert-Rucki is a leading member of the cubist sculpture movement. He has also produced drawings and a few paintings. His work focuses mainly on the use of bronze, marble and terracotta, but also on painting, notably with lacquer, which is relatively rare among Cubists.

Jean Lambert-Rucki's career

Jean Lambert-Rucki was born in Krakow in 1888. He began his training at the city's School of Fine Arts, where he met the painter Moïse Kisling, a member of the Paris School. Panckiewicz taught him Impressionism and the legacy of the Nabis, having worked with Pierre Bonard and Édouard Vuillard in France.

He was not influenced by Cubism at the start of his career, but only discovered it in 1909 at an exhibition in Munich, where Picasso's works were on show.

Influenced in parallel by African primitive art, his work became a cross between cubism and primitive art.

After visiting a Gauguin exhibition in Krakow, he decides to settle permanently in France. He trained at the Académie Colarossi and lived at La Ruche, where he rubbed shoulders with Soutine, Chagall, Cendars and Fernand Léger - among others.

During the First World War, when he was sent to the front, he met Joseph Czaky, a Cubist sculptor who would influence his work, and vice versa.

After collaborating with Jean Dunand, he produced a number of Surrealist works in the 30s and became interested in the Art Deco movement.

He died in Paris in 1967, aged 78. 

Jean Lambert-Rucki's imprint on his period

In his sculptures and compositions, Jean Lambert-Rucki reflected on Cubist art, while at the same time incorporating influences from primitive African art. His output is substantial, and today he remains a highly appreciated and sought-after artist on the art market.

Recognizing the Lambert-Rucki signature  

In most cases, the artist signs his work, but copies do exist, so expertise is essential.

Knowing the value of a work 

If you happen to own a work by or after Jean Lambert-Rucki, don't hesitate to request a free appraisal using the form on our website. A member of our team of experts and certified auctioneers will contact you promptly to provide you with an estimate of the market value of your work, as well as any relevant information about it. If you're thinking of selling your work, our specialists will also be on hand to offer you alternatives for selling it at the best possible price, taking into account market trends.