The value of Frantisek Foltyn's works

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Rating and value of artist Frantisek Foltyn

Considered one of the leaders of synthetic cubism after experimenting with'social art and Czech realism, Frantisek Foltyn participated in the artistic revolution of the 20th century. His legacy includes paintings, watercolor drawings and prints. Today, prices for his works are soaring exponentially under auctioneers' hammers. His paintings are particularly prized, and the price at which they sell on the art market ranges from €80 to €55,000 - a considerable delta, but one that speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to Foltyn's works. In 2023, a Cubist composition dating from 1967 sold for €26 000 while it was estimated at €6 000 to €8 000.

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Style and technique of artist Frantisek Foltyn

Most of Frantisek Foltyn's work focuses on analytical cubism. He tends towards the most total abstraction, which is not yet perfect abstraction.

The life of Frantisek Foltyn

Frantisek Foltyn (1891-1976), a French artist, became a major figure in the twentieth-century art world. He studied painting at the Académie des Arts et Métiers in Pargue, then at the Académie Julian and later at the Grande Chaumière. He was influenced by analytical cubists such as Braque.

Little by little, like Malevich, he worked on shapes, colors and their meaning: this was the birth of synthetic cubism. He would seek to go ever further in the quest for abstraction, but would not go as far as Malevich. Later, towards the end of his career, he would return to painting landscapes and still lifes, and so would not complete his quest for abstraction.

Foltyn and Cubism

Frantisek Foltyn marked his time with his contribution to the Cubist movement. He was part of the last phase, that of the synthetic, which put into practice the contributions of Cézannean cubism and analytic cubism. He produced not only oils on canvas, but also lithographs and other drawings. What's special about this artist is that he left his cubist experimentation in favor of still lifes and landscape paintings. This evolution is original and uncommon among artists of his movement, who always strove for abstraction. In his still-life and landscape paintings, however, we find the definite contribution of Cubism to shapes and curves.

Recognizing Frantisek Foltyn's signature

The artist's works are not systematically signed. If they are, the signature appears in the bottom right-hand corner of the painting.

Knowing the value of a work 

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