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)

Female Nude with Flowers, 1920–1929

František Drtikol

Female Nude with Flowers, 1920–1929

Sale Date: December 5, 2007

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Aktstudie, 1930–1931

František Drtikol

Aktstudie, 1930–1931

Sale Date: November 29, 2007

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Akt, 1925

František Drtikol

Sale Date: November 29, 2007

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Actress, 1920–1929

František Drtikol

Actress, 1920–1929

Sale Date: November 28, 2007

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Nu géométrique, 1924

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Nu géométrique, 1924

Sale Date: November 19, 2007

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Composition, 1930

František Drtikol

Composition, 1930

Sale Date: November 19, 2007

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Untitled - Nude looking over right shoulder, 1930

František Drtikol

Untitled - Nude looking over right shoulder, 1930

Sale Date: November 19, 2007

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Untitled - Nude, 1925

František Drtikol

Untitled - Nude, 1925

Sale Date: November 19, 2007

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Untitled - Nude study, 1930

František Drtikol

Untitled - Nude study, 1930

Sale Date: November 19, 2007

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$Untitled - Three nude women)\, 1925$

František Drtikol

Untitled - Three nude women)\, 1925

Sale Date: November 19, 2007

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Untitled - Five nude women, 1925

František Drtikol

Untitled - Five nude women, 1925

Sale Date: November 19, 2007

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Untitled - Seated nude with outstretched arm, 1912

František Drtikol

Untitled - Seated nude with outstretched arm, 1912

Sale Date: November 19, 2007

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Untitled - Theatrical scene, 1923

František Drtikol

Untitled - Theatrical scene, 1923

Sale Date: November 19, 2007

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Draped nude, 1928

František Drtikol

Draped nude, 1928

Sale Date: November 21, 2007

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Pathetic upsurge, 1927–1929

František Drtikol

Pathetic upsurge, 1927–1929

Sale Date: November 7, 2007

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La lumière, 1929

František Drtikol

La lumière, 1929

Sale Date: October 18, 2007

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Nude, 1927–1929

František Drtikol

Nude, 1927–1929

Sale Date: October 18, 2007

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Salome, 1919

František Drtikol

Sale Date: September 7, 2007

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Etude de nu, 1930

František Drtikol

Etude de nu, 1930

Sale Date: July 8, 2007

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Etude de nu, 1930

František Drtikol

Etude de nu, 1930

Sale Date: July 8, 2007

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Cut out, 1930

František Drtikol

Cut out, 1930

Sale Date: May 19, 2007

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Nude Female Dancer, 1922

František Drtikol

Nude Female Dancer, 1922

Sale Date: June 22, 2007

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Sitting Female Nude with Sphere..., 1920–1929

František Drtikol

Sitting Female Nude with Sphere..., 1920–1929

Sale Date: June 22, 2007

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Two Dancers, 1920–1925

František Drtikol

Two Dancers, 1920–1925

Sale Date: June 22, 2007

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