Carl (Karl) Anton Reichel (Wels 1874-1944 Vienna)
Schädel [Skulls]
1913
etching
proof impression of the second state
lower left in pencil signed, dated, and inscribed: "CReichel 1913. II. Zust. Nr 5. [state II, (impression) number 5]"
The Daulton Collection
This etching is one example from a group of approximately 100 Reichel etchings owned by The Daulton Collection, representing a significant portion of Reichel's ouevre of about 300 etchings, and including a number of rare impressions of pre-final states such as the above proof of Schädel [Skulls].
"Symbolist, erotic and bizarre motifs come together in this comprehensive collection of etched, mostly figurative sheets by Carl Anton Reichel. After studying medicine, psychiatry, and psychology in Prague and Vienna - but without a degree - Reichel worked as a self-taught artist, primarily producing woodcuts and especially etchings. He had close ties to Hermann Bahr, Alfred Kubin, Hans Pfitzner, and Arnold Schönberg. And Reichel had a strong interest in India, Tibet and Buddhism. The pronounced fantasy in his representations made Reichel a forerunner of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism." B
