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)

Composition (Nude couple), 1927

František Drtikol

Composition (Nude couple), 1927

Sale Date: October 6, 1994

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Woman in striped dress, 1922

František Drtikol

Woman in striped dress, 1922

Sale Date: October 6, 1994

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Seated nude, 1920–1929

František Drtikol

Seated nude, 1920–1929

Sale Date: October 6, 1994

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Composition, 1927

František Drtikol

Composition, 1927

Sale Date: October 5, 1994

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Dance of Salome, 1920

František Drtikol

Dance of Salome, 1920

Sale Date: October 5, 1994

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Komposition (Cut-Out Figure with Skull), 1931

František Drtikol

Komposition (Cut-Out Figure with Skull), 1931

Sale Date: October 5, 1994

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Pan (Mr.) Joe Hloucha, 1934

František Drtikol

Pan (Mr.) Joe Hloucha, 1934

Sale Date: October 5, 1994

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Nude with Drapery, 1922

František Drtikol

Nude with Drapery, 1922

Sale Date: October 4, 1994

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UNTITLED (WOMAN AND CHILD), 1923

František Drtikol

UNTITLED (WOMAN AND CHILD), 1923

Sale Date: April 23, 1994

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UNTITLED (SEATED FEMALE NUDE), 1930

František Drtikol

UNTITLED (SEATED FEMALE NUDE), 1930

Sale Date: April 23, 1994

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NUDE WITH BOWL, 1925

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NUDE WITH BOWL, 1925

Sale Date: April 23, 1994

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PIERROT, 1926

František Drtikol

PIERROT, 1926

Sale Date: April 23, 1994

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NUDE WITH ROPES AND POLE, 1929

František Drtikol

NUDE WITH ROPES AND POLE, 1929

Sale Date: April 23, 1994

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STUDY OF A YOUNG BOY, 1923

František Drtikol

STUDY OF A YOUNG BOY, 1923

Sale Date: April 23, 1994

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L'ETUDE, 1925

František Drtikol

L'ETUDE, 1925

Sale Date: April 22, 1994

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LITTLE GIRLS DRESSED AS TOADSTOOLS, 1913

František Drtikol

LITTLE GIRLS DRESSED AS TOADSTOOLS, 1913

Sale Date: April 22, 1994

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LITTLE GIRL NESTLED IN FLOWER PETAL, 1913

František Drtikol

LITTLE GIRL NESTLED IN FLOWER PETAL, 1913

Sale Date: April 22, 1994

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NUDE WITH DRAPERY, 1925

František Drtikol

NUDE WITH DRAPERY, 1925

Sale Date: April 22, 1994

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COMPOSITION WITH CUT-OUT FIGURES, 1920–1929

František Drtikol

COMPOSITION WITH CUT-OUT FIGURES, 1920–1929

Sale Date: April 22, 1994

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SELF-PORTRAIT, 1929

František Drtikol

SELF-PORTRAIT, 1929

Sale Date: April 21, 1994

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Untitled, 1930

František Drtikol

Untitled, 1930

Sale Date: April 21, 1994

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MALE NUDE, 1926

František Drtikol

MALE NUDE, 1926

Sale Date: April 20, 1994

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UNTITLED, NUDE, 1929

František Drtikol

UNTITLED, NUDE, 1929

Sale Date: April 20, 1994

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PORTRAT BOZENA CERNA, 1920

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PORTRAT BOZENA CERNA, 1920

Sale Date: November 16, 1993

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