Emil Orlik
(Prague 1870–1932 Berlin)
“Früchte und Rosen” (Fruits and Roses), 1909, signed and dated ORLIK 09; titled and signed on the reverse E. ORLIK BERLIN SW 11, oil on canvas, 60 x 80 cm, framed
Provenance:
Sale: Karl & Faber, Munich, 25–26 November 1987, lot 1080
with Kunsthandlung am Frankfurter Hof, Frankfurt am Main, 1994
Sale: Villa Grisebach, Berlin, 25 November 1995, lot 146
Private Collection, Vienna
Literature:
Eugen Otto (ed.), Emil Orlik. Leben und Werk. 1870–1932. Prag-Wien-Berlin, Vienna 1997, p. 124, ill.
Emil Orlik was born into a Jewish family in Prague, studied at the Academy in Munich, and was one of the first German artists to take an interest in Japanese woodcuts. Orlik made a name for himself particularly as a graphic artist and caricaturist. As early as 1899, he became a member of the Vienna Secession and participated in its first exhibitions. His career was highly successful until the outbreak of the war: he was appointed professor in Berlin and Vienna, took part in numerous exhibitions, was commissioned by Max Reinhardt for stage designs and costumes, and undertook extensive travels through Europe and, in 1900, was one of the first European artists to visit Japan. His professorship at the Berlin Academy provided him with a steady income after the war, and he was particularly successful as a book illustrator and portraitist of Berlin’s cultural elite. Emil Orlik passed away in 1932 in Berlin.
Within his œuvre, paintings occupy a smaller portion, with the early works around 1900 clearly showing the influence of Paul Cézanne. Cézanne’s novel approach to objectivity and its inner compositional structure had a lasting impact on Orlik during his trip to Paris in 1903. This connection is also evident in this early still life. Seemingly scattered, the fruits lie on a white, heavily crumpled tablecloth, the lifted corner of which corresponds with the calm verticality of the vase. With short strokes in nuanced colour tones, the round shapes of the fruits are modeled, their delicate colouring in harmony with the rhythmic folds, giving the image a cheerful impression.
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(Prague 1870–1932 Berlin)
“Früchte und Rosen” (Fruits and Roses), 1909, signed and dated ORLIK 09; titled and signed on the reverse E. ORLIK BERLIN SW 11, oil on canvas, 60 x 80 cm, framed
Provenance:
Sale: Karl & Faber, Munich, 25–26 November 1987, lot 1080
with Kunsthandlung am Frankfurter Hof, Frankfurt am Main, 1994
Sale: Villa Grisebach, Berlin, 25 November 1995, lot 146
Private Collection, Vienna
Literature:
Eugen Otto (ed.), Emil Orlik. Leben und Werk. 1870–1932. Prag-Wien-Berlin, Vienna 1997, p. 124, ill.
Emil Orlik was born into a Jewish family in Prague, studied at the Academy in Munich, and was one of the first German artists to take an interest in Japanese woodcuts. Orlik made a name for himself particularly as a graphic artist and caricaturist. As early as 1899, he became a member of the Vienna Secession and participated in its first exhibitions. His career was highly successful until the outbreak of the war: he was appointed professor in Berlin and Vienna, took part in numerous exhibitions, was commissioned by Max Reinhardt for stage designs and costumes, and undertook extensive travels through Europe and, in 1900, was one of the first European artists to visit Japan. His professorship at the Berlin Academy provided him with a steady income after the war, and he was particularly successful as a book illustrator and portraitist of Berlin’s cultural elite. Emil Orlik passed away in 1932 in Berlin.
Within his œuvre, paintings occupy a smaller portion, with the early works around 1900 clearly showing the influence of Paul Cézanne. Cézanne’s novel approach to objectivity and its inner compositional structure had a lasting impact on Orlik during his trip to Paris in 1903. This connection is also evident in this early still life. Seemingly scattered, the fruits lie on a white, heavily crumpled tablecloth, the lifted corner of which corresponds with the calm verticality of the vase. With short strokes in nuanced colour tones, the round shapes of the fruits are modeled, their delicate colouring in harmony with the rhythmic folds, giving the image a cheerful impression.
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