Flowers in a Vase
Emil Orlik (Prag 1870 - Berlin 1932)
Lot-No. 326
Oil/canvas. 71,5 x 55,5 cm. Lo. ri. sign. Orlik. - Provenance: Gift of the artist to Oskar Loerke, great-uncle of the consignor; thence by descent - Czech-German painter, graphic artist and artisan. He studied 1889-93 in Munich at the Knirr painting school and at the academy under W. Lindenschmit and J. L. Raab. He settled in Vienna where he became member of the secession. In 1905 he became professor in Berlin. O. is a main exponent of the art nouveau inspired by East Asian Art. Mus.: Berlin (Nat. Gall.), Vienna (Albertina), Prague a. others. Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Vollmer, Bénézit a. others.
Emil Orlik: Flowers in a Vase
Emil Orlik (Prag 1870 - Berlin 1932)
Flowers in a Vase
Lot-No. 326
Oil/canvas. 71,5 x 55,5 cm. Lo. ri. sign. Orlik. - Provenance: Gift of the artist to Oskar Loerke, great-uncle of the consignor; thence by descent - Czech-German painter, graphic artist and artisan. He studied 1889-93 in Munich at the Knirr painting school and at the academy under W. Lindenschmit and J. L. Raab. He settled in Vienna where he became member of the secession. In 1905 he became professor in Berlin. O. is a main exponent of the art nouveau inspired by East Asian Art. Mus.: Berlin (Nat. Gall.), Vienna (Albertina), Prague a. others. Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Vollmer, Bénézit a. others.
