Draped nude by Drtikol

**František Drtikol** (1883–1961) ~ Draped nude, ca. 1925. Bromography on warm toned paper (Nr 82) | src Leitz auction 16

Kupferova in oriental costume

**František Drtikol** (1883-1961) ~ Ervina Kupferová in oriental costume with fan, ca. 1920. Bassenge Auktionen Photographs 2015 lot 4176 & LL/59783

**František Drtikol** (1883-1961) ~ Ervína Kupferová (oriental costume), ca. 1920 | src mutualArt

Pensive draped lady by Drtikol

**František Drtikol** (1883-1961) ~ Untitled, ca. 1923-29 | src Gitterman Gallery ~ Czech Avant-Garde (2023)

**František Drtikol** (1883-1961) ~ Untitled, ca. 1923-29. Courtesy Gitterman gallery | src ODLP ~ l’œil de la photographie

Drtikol modernist nudes

**František Drtikol** (1883-1961) ~ Untitled, 1927 (Carbon print) | src Gitterman Gallery ~ Czech Avant-Garde 2023

Czech Avant-Garde (2023) at Gitterman Gallery (NY)

Gitterman gallery presents a selection of avant-garde Czech photography with a focus on rare vintage works by two seminal figures, František Drtikol and Josef Sudek. Each created exquisite prints that added dimension to their innovative visions.

František Drtikol’s (1883-1961) photographs are distinctly emblematic of the Art Deco period (1920s and 30s) by merging styles of Symbolism, Pictorialism, and Modernism. These two photos are an example of his best known works: Pictorial images of nudes in Modernist (Art decó) stagings.

**František Drtikol** (1883-1961) ~ Kruh a Přímky (Circle and lines), 1926. Vintage pigment print, carbon. | src Gitterman gallery

**František Drtikol** ~ Akt s dekoracio | Nude with quarter circle, ca. 1926. Bromoil print | src Galerie Kicken Berlin

Drtikol · Cut-outs · early 1930s

**František Drtikol** (1883-1961) ~ Composition, 1931 | src Gitterman Gallery ~ Czech Avant-Garde 2023

**František Drtikol** (1883-1961) ~ Soul, 1930 | src Gitterman Gallery ~ Czech Avant-Garde 2023

Czech Avant-Garde at Gitterman Gallery ~ Nov 14 – Dec 22, 2023

Gitterman Gallery presents a selection of avant-garde Czech photography with a focus on rare vintage works by two seminal figures, František Drtikol and Josef Sudek. Each created exquisite prints that added dimension to their innovative visions.

František Drtikol’s (1883-1961) photographs are distinctly emblematic of the Art Deco period (1920s and 30s) by merging styles of Symbolism, Pictorialism, and Modernism. Though most known for his Pictorial images of nudes in Modernist stagings, we highlight a series from the early 1930s he referred to as “photopurism.” In this series, he photographed paper cut-outs and carved wood figures, as Mannerist silhouettes of the human form, in geometric abstract environments, to explore themes of Buddhism. He gave up photography in 1935 to concentrate on painting.

**František Drtikol** (1883-1961) ~ Composition, ca. 1930 | src Gitterman Gallery ~ Czech Avant-Garde 2023

**František Drtikol** (1883-1961) ~ Composition, 1930 | src Gitterman Gallery ~ Czech Avant-Garde 2023

Drtikol · Composition w circle

**František Drtikol** (1883 – 1961) ~ Untitled [Female nude with circular and triangular structures], 1924. Gelatin silver print. | src Christie’s

**František Drtikol** (1883 – 1961) ~ Composition # 14, 1925. Stamp of Bromografia Podebrady. | src The Baruch foundation

Mother Earth by Drtikol

**František Drtikol ::** Matka Země (Mutter Erde / Mother Earth), 1932. | src UPM · Uměleckoprůmyslové museum v Praze

**František Drtikol ::** Bez názvu (Ohne Titel), 1932. | src UPM · Uměleckoprůmyslové museum v Praze

**František Drtikol (1883-1961) ::** Matka-Zeme (Mère-terre), 1931 | src Centre Pompidou

Nude with apples by Drtikol

**František Drtikol** (1883-1961) :: Untitled (Nude with Apples) (Akt mit Äpfeln), ca. 1925. Gelatin silver print. | src Grisebach Auktion 263 (2016) & LL/70693

Dance study by Drtikol

**Frantisek Drtikol** (1883–1961) ~ Nude dance study, Prague, ca. 1919. Vintage silver print | src Ostlicht Photo Auction 2023

**František Drtikol** (1883–1961) ~ Nude dance study, Prague, ca. 1919 (detail) | src Ostlicht Photo Auction 2023

Pierrot with Columbine by Drtikol

František Drtikol (Czech, 1883-1961) :: Pierrot with Columbina, circa 1922.

Frantisek Drtikol (Czech, 1883-1961) :: Pierrot with Columbina, circa 1922. Gelatin silver print. | Heritage auctions — **František** **Drtikol** (1883-1961) ~ Pierrot with Columbina, circa 1922. Gelatin silver print. | Heritage auctions

While the identity of the male Pierrot figure remains a mystery, the woman pictured in the present work is likely dancer and actress Erwina Kupferova, the artist’s muse and first wife.