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. Thereafter, if you wish to sell your work, we will guide you towards the best possible arrangement to obtain the optimum price.   

Rating and value of works by Jean Lambert-Rucki

Lambert-Rucki was a Polish Cubist sculptor and painter. If you own a piece by the artist, it may be worth more than you think. On the art market, the prices of these works can be very high at the auctioneers' gavel. 

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

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

Order of value from a simple work to the most prestigious 

Style and technique of artist Jean Lambert-Rucki    

Jean Lambert-Rucki is one of the leading members of cubist sculpture. 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, particularly with lacquer, which is relatively rare among cubists.

The career of Jean Lambert-Rucki

Jean Lambert-Rucki was born in Krakow in 1888. He began his training at that city's School of Fine Arts, where he met the painter Moïse Kisling, belonging to the Paris School. Panckiewicz was his teacher, teaching him Impressionism as well as the legacy of the Nabis, having rubbed shoulders with Pierre Bonard and Édouard Vuillard in France.

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

Influenced at the same time by African primitive art, his work became a cross between cubism and primitive art.

After visiting a Gauguin exhibition in Krakow, he decided 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, sent to the front, he met Joseph Czaky, a Cubist sculptor who was to influence his work, and vice versa.

After collaborating with Jean Dunand, he produced some Surrealist works in the 1930s and became interested in the Art Deco movement.

He died in Paris in 1967, aged 78. 

Jean Lambert-Rucki's imprint on his period

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

Recognizing Lambert-Rucki's signature  

The artist signs his works in most cases, however copies do exist, which is why expertise is paramount.

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 our 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 are considering selling your work, you will also be accompanied by our specialists in order to benefit from alternatives for selling it at the best possible price, taking into account market inclinations.