František Drtikol

(Czech, 1883–1961)

b>František Drtikol was a pioneering Czech avant-garde artist. Best known for his black-and-white photos of nudes within abstract sets, Drtikol incorporated elements of Art Nouveau and Act Deco into work. “I let the beauty of the line itself make an impact, without embellishment, by suppressing everything that is secondary,” the artist once reflected. Born March 3, 1883 in Príbram, Austro-Hungarian Empire, he moved to Munich to study painting and photography, then to Prague in 1907, where he opened his own studio. His work often juxtaposed the curvature of the female form with geometric abstractions, eliciting simple yet evocative compositions. He died on January 13, 1961 in Prague, Czechoslovakia at the age of 77, having had a significant influence on a generation younger photographers, including Jaroslav Rössler and Josef Vetrovsky. Today, Drtikol’s works are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, and the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, among others.

František Drtikol Artworks

František Drtikol (1,344 results)
Váša příhoda, 1925

František Drtikol

Váša příhoda, 1925

Sale Date: February 24, 2011

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Sans titre (7 works, various sizes), 1929

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Sans titre (7 works, various sizes), 1929

Sale Date: March 30, 2011

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Nude with vase of flowers, 1925

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Nude with vase of flowers, 1925

Sale Date: February 10, 2011

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Bildnis Professor Urbáneks, 1926

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Bildnis Professor Urbáneks, 1926

Sale Date: March 12, 2011

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Landschaft, 1942

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Landschaft, 1942

Sale Date: March 12, 2011

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Badende Frauen, 1946

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Badende Frauen, 1946

Sale Date: March 12, 2011

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Ragazza cinese, 1928

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Ragazza cinese, 1928

Sale Date: April 24, 2008

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Attrice di teatro, 1928

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Attrice di teatro, 1928

Sale Date: April 24, 2008

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Four nudes, 1925

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Four nudes, 1925

Sale Date: December 16, 2010

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Female nudes: dancing figures with..., 1930

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Female nudes: dancing figures with..., 1930

Sale Date: November 30, 2010

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Andante (Rhythmic gymnastics), Prague, 1928

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Andante (Rhythmic gymnastics), Prague, 1928

Sale Date: November 18, 2010

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Tanec - Tři dívčí akty v tanci, 1948

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Tanec - Tři dívčí akty v tanci, 1948

Sale Date: November 10, 2010

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Kompozice, 1930

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Kompozice, 1930

Sale Date: November 10, 2010

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Vanité avec statuette de femme, 1925

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Vanité avec statuette de femme, 1925

Sale Date: November 9, 2010

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Nude (study), 1927

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Nude (study), 1927

Sale Date: November 16, 2010

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Nude, 1927

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Nude, 1927

Sale Date: November 3, 2010

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Selected images (set of 9), 1930–1939

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Selected images (set of 9), 1930–1939

Sale Date: September 19, 2010

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Ervina Kupferova as a dancer, 1925

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Ervina Kupferova as a dancer, 1925

Sale Date: September 18, 2010

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Ervina Kupferova as Salome, 1919

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Ervina Kupferova as Salome, 1919

Sale Date: September 18, 2010

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Ervina Kupferova as Salome with the Head of..., 1919

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Ervina Kupferova as Salome with the Head of..., 1919

Sale Date: September 18, 2010

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A landscape, 1944

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A landscape, 1944

Sale Date: September 18, 2010

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Etude de nu, 1930

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Etude de nu, 1930

Sale Date: December 8, 2009

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Girl with mask

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Girl with mask

Sale Date: June 20, 2010

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Untitled (Opera singer), 1913

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Untitled (Opera singer), 1913

Sale Date: May 19, 2010

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