Zdenek Rykr Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Zdenek Rykr Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 10, 2022
ZDENEK RYKR (1900-1940). CZECHO - SLOVAKIA / ROMANTIC CASTLES / CZECHOSLOVAK RAILWAYS. 1937. 26¼x19½ inches, 66½x49½ cm.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
ZDENEK RYKR (1900-1940) CZECHO - SLOVAKIA / ROMANTIC CASTLES / CZECHOSLOVAK RAILWAYS. 1937. 26 1/4x19 1/2 inches, 66 1/2x49 1/2 cm. Condition B+: minor restoration and repaired pin holes in corners; repaired tears at edges, some into image; creases and restoration in image; slight darkening. Largely a self-taught artist, Rykr was a set designer at the National Theatre in Prague, as well as an illustrator, painter, journalist and graphic designer. He is best remembered for his package designs for Orion, a Czech chocolate company, and corporate designs for Palaba, Bata and Skoda. In the late 1930s he designed a series of Czech travel posters, which were printed in various languages. For this image, he depicts the gothic castle of Karlstejn, built between 1348 and 1365 when it served as a repository for the crown jewels of Bohemia. This is the English version. Rykr 288 (var).
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 14, 2022
ZDENĚK RYKR 1900 - 1940 - BEFORE SPRING
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Zdeněk Rykr was one of the peculiar solitaires who, despite their adversity, did not hesitate to devote themselves to art. He was never accepted at the Academy of Fine Arts, but received his doctorate from the Faculty of Arts, where he studied art history and classical archeology. He was described by professional critics of his time as the "enfant terrible" of the avant-garde - he played the role of a tireless experimenter, whose speech stubbornly defied all established normative courts. Zdeněk Rykr approached his own path through art methodically and sought the path himself and did not downplay it in any way. His friend Jaromír Funke understood his variability in such a way that he reached every goal very easily, so she lost interest in him. Thanks to his talent for creating advertising design and free graphics, he was not dependent on the sale of his works. He believed that advertising should cultivate the viewer, and we still buy some of its realizations on the packaging - for example, the star Orion, a mourner who enjoys coffee on a Kofila bar. His success allowed him to paint completely unobtrusively. The work Early Spring is an authentic, high-quality and collector's rare work by Zdenek Rykr and exemplarily represents Rykr's joy in painting and summarizes the impression evoked by sensory experience. According to the X-ray picture, there is still a repainted abstract composition under the landscape painting. Technique: Oil on canvas, Signed: Lower right "Rykr"
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Apr. 11, 2021
Rykr Zdenek 1900–1940 - Untitled, 1919
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Rykr Zdenek 1900–1940 Untitled, 1919 tempera, paper, frame, glass, 79,7 × 76,5 cm, sign. LD Rykr Lit .: Vojtěch Lahoda a spol., Scientific Catalog of the Exhibition Zdeněk Rykr 1900-1940, Gallery of the Capital City of Prague, 2000 pp. 35-36, 47-49 and pictured there - catalog no. 4, 7 and 18.
Auction House Sypka
Dec. 10, 2020
ZDENĚK RYKR 1900 - 1940 - A CAFE
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Zdeněk Rykr was one of the peculiar solitaires who, despite the adversity of the fate, did not hesitate to devote himself to art. He was never accepted at the Academy of Fine Arts, but received his doctorate from the Faculty of Philosophy, where he studied art history and classical archeology. He approached art very thoroughly, mastering a considerable number of styles, until he was often criticized for not creating a more coherent opinion. The opposite was true, Zdeněk Rykr approached his own path through art methodically and sought the path himself and did not downplay it in any way. His friend Jaromír Funke understood its variability in such a way that he reached every goal very easily, so he lost interest in him. Thanks to his talent for creating advertising design and free graphics, he was not dependent on the sale of his works. He believed that advertising should cultivate the viewer, and we still buy some of his designs on the packaging today - for example, the star of Orion (Czech chocolate factory). His success allowed him to paint completely unobtrusively. Café darkness and still lifes with thonets inspired Zdeněk Rykr to transform a civilian theme into a play of lines and shadows. It mimics a familiar environment shortly before the first customers arrive, or shortly after the last one leaves. Such a still life is a harbinger or reverberation of movements, sounds and perceptions hidden in absolute silence. It creates tension in the middle of a moment of rest. From the expert assessment by PhDr. Rea Michalová Ph.D.: "The dominant line reflects the author's joy of painting, summing up the impression evoked by sensory experience, Rykr enjoyed entertainment, socialized, danced and also traveled, and the painting "Cafe" is the result of the author's extremely happy life and creative constellation in the early 1930s." Technique: Oil on canvas, Signed: Upper right "Rykr 30"
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Nov. 19, 2015
ZDENEK RYKR (1900-1940). PRAHA. 1937. 37x24 inches, 94x61 cm. Melantrich, Prague.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
ZDENEK RYKR (1900-1940) PRAHA. 1937. 37 1/4x24 1/4 inches, 94 1/2x61 1/2 cm. Melantrich, Prague. Condition B+: restored losses at bottom edges; repaired tears, creases and restoration in margins and image. Largely a self-taught artist, Rykr was a set designer at the National Theatre in Prague, an illustrator, painter, journalist and graphic designer. He is best remembered for his package designs for Orion, a Czech chocolate company, as well as corporate designs for Palaba, Bata and Skoda. In the late 1930s he designed a series of Czech travel posters, of which this is the most striking. His style varied from Surrealism to Cubism, and here, assumes a soft, ethereal quality in depicting the bridges over Prague's Vltava river at twilight. Rykr 285, Affiches Art Deco p. 111.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 18, 2013
Rykr Zdenek (Chotebor 1900 - 1940 Prague) Portrait
Est: - Kč350,000
Rykr Zdenek (Chotebor 1900 - 1940 Prague) Portrait of Jarmila Svatá with a Hat, initialled and dated R 22 top right, oil on canvas, 69.5 x 47.5 cm, restored, plinth (Ní) Provenance: from the estate of photographer Jaromír Funke Reproduced: Zdenek Rykr (1900 - 1940) Elegie avantgardy, Prague 2000, p.13, fig. 21 Exhibited: Zdenek Rykr (1900 - 1940) Elegie avantgardy, Gallery of the City of Prague, Prague 2000 Restorer's report by academic painter Pavel Blattný enclosed
Dorotheum
Nov. 08, 2012
ZDENEK RYKR (1900-1940). PRAHA. Circa 1935. 37x24 inches, 94x61 cm. Melantrich, Prague.
Est: $800 - $1,200
ZDENEK RYKR (1900-1940) PRAHA. Circa 1935. 37 1/4x24 1/4 inches, 94 1/2x61 1/2 cm. Melantrich, Prague. Condition A. Largely a self-taught artist, Rykr was a set designer at the National Theatre in Prague, an illustrator, painter, journalist and graphic designer. Out of all of his work, he is best remembered for his package designs for Orion, a Czech chocolate company, as well as corporate designs for Palaba, Bata and Skoda. His style varied from Surrealism to Cubism and, here, assumes a soft, ethereal quality in depicting the bridges over Prague's Vltava river at twilight.
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 10, 2007
RYKR Zdenek (20. 10.1900 Chotebor - 15. 1. 1940
Est: - Kč65,000
RYKR Zdenek (20. 10.1900 Chotebor - 15. 1. 1940 Prague) Gran Canaria Oil on canvas, 63 x 85 cm, framed, dated 1925, signed lower right. Self-taught Czech painter, graphic designer and illustrator, he studied history of art and archaeology at Charles University in Prague. See T 2/387, B 9/204, NECVU 2/704, V. Lahoda: Z. Rykr, catalogue, Prague 2000.
European Arts
Mar. 08, 2003
Rykr Zdenek (Chotebor 1900 - 1940 Prague) Landscape at Roztrhane, signed and dated in the lower left Z. Rykr 1918, oil on wooden board, 51.5 x 43.5 cm, frame, slightly weaved board (Ni) E120.000 CZK E4.050 EURO
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Rykr Zdenek (Chotebor 1900 - 1940 Prague) Landscape at Roztrhane, signed and dated in the lower left Z. Rykr 1918, oil on wooden board, 51.5 x 43.5 cm, frame, slightly weaved board (Ni) E120.000 CZK E4.050 EURO
Dorotheum