Jean Lambert-Rucki (1888-1967), Character

Pencil drawing on paper, framed, behind glass
Dimensions: in st. p-p. 58 x 46 cm, 77.5 x 65.5 cm (with frame)
p.d.: J. Lambert Rucki
* at top: unread notations
Condition: very good, freckles and stains characteristic of age.
The work was purchased at an Auction House in Germany.
It was not possible to determine the history and origin of the work,
therefore the work is sold "in style",
as attributed to the artist "ATTR"

Jean Lambert-Rucki (1888 - 1967) - world-renowned designer, painter and sculptor of Polish origin. In 1911 he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. He settled permanently in Paris. In the first years of his stay in France, he shared a studio with Amedeo Modigliani, and was friends with Moses Kisling and Chaim Soutin. In the 1930s he was a member of the Union of Modern Artists (UAM) alongside, among others, Le Corbusier. In the second half of the 1930s, he produced dozens of masks and a series of sculptures inspired by rural folklore (Moon Figure, Storks, Scarecrow). He was also involved in sacred art. (Source: Art of Poland)