EMIL ORLIK
| About the artist | Prague 1870 – 1932 Berlin |
| Marked | Signed and dated on lower left: 19 E O 17 |
| Dimensions | Picture size: H 57.5 cm, B 49 cm Frame size: H 61 cm, B 53.5 cm |
| Material | Oil on canvas, cleaned, varnished, newly framed, excellent condition |
| Provenance | private property, Germany |
| Literature | U. Thieme/F. Becker (ed.), Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler, Von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, vol. 26, Leipzig, 1933, p. 51 |
Having enjoyed friendly relations with Josef Hoffmann, the architect and co-founder of both the Vienna Secession and the Wiener Werkstätten, and upon his recommendation, Emil Orlik took part in the Austrian Art Exhibition in Stockholm in 1917 and in Copenhagen in 1917/18.
H61/22