Emil Orlik (Prague 1870 - 1932 Berlin)
Portrait of Gustav Mahler (bust in profile to the right)
circa 1902-1904
drypoint, roulette and vernis mou in dark brown on strong paper (vellum)
29,2 x 20,1 cm image (45 x 31 cm sheet)
lower right signed and dated later: "emil Orlik 1921"
The Daulton Collection
Catalogue Raisonné: Voss-Andreae R 127
Beautiful, clear print with a clearly defined plate edge and wide margin.
"One of the most important portraits by Emil Orlik shows Gustav Mahler at the height of his career. The portrait was printed between 1902 and 1904 in only a few copies on various papers; no edition exists." B
