THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
Emil Orlik (1870-1932)
Details
Emil Orlik (1870-1932)
Shanghai
signed lower right Orlik Shanghai, oil on canvas
26 x 28in. (66 x 71cm.)
Painted circa 1911-1912
Shanghai
signed lower right Orlik Shanghai, oil on canvas
26 x 28in. (66 x 71cm.)
Painted circa 1911-1912
Provenance
Bought by the present owner's parents from a private German collection in the 1930's
Orlik travelled extensively in 1911-12, visiting Japan, Sudan, Ceylon and Egypt as well as China. It was a very creative and prolific period of his life. Later exhibitions in Germany were dedicated to the work he produced at this time.
Orlik travelled extensively in 1911-12, visiting Japan, Sudan, Ceylon and Egypt as well as China. It was a very creative and prolific period of his life. Later exhibitions in Germany were dedicated to the work he produced at this time.
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