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Emil Orlik Art

Czech, 1870-1932
Emil Orlik, born in Prague, studied at the Munich Academy and the Academic School of Engraving from 1891 to 1893. In 1896, he met Rainer Maria Rilke in Prague and followed him back to Munich, where he experimented with graphic techniques, especially woodcuts, together with Otto Pankok. Orlik mainly created portraits of Rilke, Döblin and Menzel, among others. From 1897, he was a member of the Munich magazine Die Jugend. The following year was marked by trips to England, Scotland, Holland and France, where he became acquainted with the woodcuts of Felix Valloton and William Nicholson, which influenced his artistic work. In 1899, Orlik joined the Vienna Secession and published his work in their magazine "Ver Sacrum". His first portfolio of graphic works, "Kleine Holzschnitte" (Small Woodcuts), was published in 1900, the year in which the artist also embarked on his first trip to East Asia. The fruits of this stay included lectures and publications in "Ver Sacrum" as well as another portfolio, "Aus Japan" (From Japan). After travelling to the European centres of Paris, London and Amsterdam, Orlik moved his studio to Vienna in 1904, where he was appointed professor at the state teaching institution of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Berlin. There he succeeded Otto Eckmann as head of the graphic arts class and moved his studio to the German capital. In connection with this, Orlik ended his membership in the Vienna Secession in 1905 in order to join the Berlin Secession in 1908. The artist taught in his adopted home of Berlin until 1932, the year of his death. He was a chronicler of his time, portraying many well-known contemporaries in his graphic works and capturing significant events with his pencil. His decoration and costume designs for Max Reinhardt's productions at the Deutsches Theater are also significant. He continued to cultivate his love of travel, travelling to southern Europe and North America and condensing his impressions into graphic cycles. Emil Orlik, who trained as a painter at the beginning of his career, was one of the pioneers of a new, craft-oriented approach to art at the turn of the century, which he masterfully implemented in his graphic art against the backdrop of the English model.
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Artist: Emil Orlik
Portrait of Friedrich Kraus
Portrait of Friedrich Kraus

Portrait of Friedrich Kraus

By Emil Orlik

Located in London, GB

This etching and drypoint is hand signed and dated in pencil by the artist "Emil Orlík 17” at the lower right margin. It is also numbered 1 in pencil from the edition of 30 at the l...

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1880s Emil Orlik Art

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Etching

Portrait of Leopold Karl Walter Graf von Kalckreuth
Portrait of Leopold Karl Walter Graf von Kalckreuth

Portrait of Leopold Karl Walter Graf von Kalckreuth

By Emil Orlik

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This etching and stipple engraving is hand signed and dated in pencil by the artist "Emil Orlík 1902" at the lower right margin. Note: Leopold Karl Walter Graf von Kalckreuth was a...

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Early 1900s Emil Orlik Art

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Engraving

KUTSCHFAHRT (Carriage Ride) / aka Italienisch Fahrt (Italian Journey)
KUTSCHFAHRT (Carriage Ride) / aka Italienisch Fahrt (Italian Journey)

KUTSCHFAHRT (Carriage Ride) / aka Italienisch Fahrt (Italian Journey)

By Emil Orlik

Located in Santa Monica, CA

EMIL ORLIK (1870 Prague - 1932 Berlin) KUTSCHFAHRT (Carriage Ride) / aka Italienisch Fahrt (Italian Journey) 1908 Aka in Viareggio (Glöckner 1992, 142a and 143). Etching and drypoin...

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Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Emil Orlik Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Small Head, from: Small Woodcuts - Czech German
Small Head, from: Small Woodcuts - Czech German

Small Head, from: Small Woodcuts - Czech German

By Emil Orlik

Located in London, GB

This woodcut is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Orlík" at the lower right margin. It is one of the thirty-four woodcuts included in the portfolio Small Woodcuts (Kleine Holzschn...

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1880s Emil Orlik Art

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Woodcut

Market in Grodek

Market in Grodek

By Emil Orlik

Located in New York, NY

Emil Orlik (1870-1932), Market in Grodek, etching and aquatint, 1898, signed in pencil lower right, in very good condition, trimmed just outside of the platemark and so with a small ...

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1890s Expressionist Emil Orlik Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

"In the Park" original lithograph

"In the Park" original lithograph

By Emil Orlik

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. This Emil Orlik lithograph is also known as "On the Victoria Embankment, London". This impression on wove paper was printed in 1900 and published in Lond...

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Early 1900s Emil Orlik Art

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Lithograph

Love Scene Under a Tree / - At the breast of Mother Nature -
Love Scene Under a Tree / - At the breast of Mother Nature -

Love Scene Under a Tree / - At the breast of Mother Nature -

By Emil Orlik

Located in Berlin, DE

Emil Orlik (1870 Prague - 1932 Berlin), Love Scene Under a Tree, 1912. Mixed media on paper, 14.5 cm x 25 cm (sheet size), 35.5 cm x 46 cm (frame), signed “ORLIK.” lower right and da...

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1910s Modern Emil Orlik Art

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Watercolor

Chinesische Abende - Vintage Rare Book Illustrated by Emil Orlik - 1920
Chinesische Abende - Vintage Rare Book Illustrated by Emil Orlik - 1920

Chinesische Abende - Vintage Rare Book Illustrated by Emil Orlik - 1920

By Emil Orlik

Located in Roma, IT

Chinesische Abende is an original modern rare book written by Greiner Leo (Brno, 1876 - Berlin, 1928) and illustrated by Emil Orlik (Prague, 1870 – 1932) in 1920. Published by Reiss...

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1920s Emil Orlik Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Emil Orlik (1870-1932) - Early 20th Century Etching, Chinese Women
Emil Orlik (1870-1932) - Early 20th Century Etching, Chinese Women

Emil Orlik (1870-1932) - Early 20th Century Etching, Chinese Women

By Emil Orlik

Located in Corsham, GB

A charming etching by 19th century artist Emil Orlik. Etched in Orlik's signature minimalist style, the group of figures appear to be in conversation. Signed in graphite below the pl...

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Early 20th Century Emil Orlik Art

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Etching

Am Gänsehäufel in Wien

Am Gänsehäufel in Wien

By Emil Orlik

Located in New York, NY

Emil Orlik (1870-1932), Am Gänsehäufel in Wien, 1911, soft-ground etching, signed and dated in pencil lower right. In very good condition, on firm laid paper with margins, 5 1/2 x 8...

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1910s Expressionist Emil Orlik Art

Materials

Etching

Die Loge im Gaite Montparnasse (Paris)

Die Loge im Gaite Montparnasse (Paris)

By Emil Orlik

Located in New York, NY

Emil Orlik (1870-1932), Die Loge im Gaite Montparnasse (Paris), drypoint, etching and soft ground, 1911, signed and numbered in pencil lower right, for the portfolio Zuschauer und Zu...

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1910s Emil Orlik Art

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Drypoint, Etching

Portrait of Slevogt

Portrait of Slevogt

By Emil Orlik

Located in New York, NY

Emil Orlik (1870-1932), Portrait of Slevogt, etching, 1921, signed in pencil and numbered (27/100) [also signed and dated in the plate], from the presumed edition of 100. In very goo...

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1920s Realist Emil Orlik Art

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Etching

Hokai-bushi
Hokai-bushi

Hokai-bushi

By Emil Orlik

Located in London, GB

EMIL ORLÍK 1870-1932 Prague 1870 – 1932 Berlin (Czech) Title: Hokai-bushi, 1900 Technique: Original Hand Signed Watercolour on Wove Paper Paper size: 20 x 19.3 cm. / 7.9 x 7.6 in....

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Early 1900s Modern Emil Orlik Art

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Watercolor

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