Emil Orlik (Prague 1870 - 1932 Berlin)
Portrait of Albert Einstein
etching with drypoint and roulette on wove paper
rare proof impression of final state
25 x 19.9 cm (plate), 37.2 x 27 cm (sheet)
1923
signed lower right in pencil: "Emil Orlik"
inscribed lower left in pencil: "Probedruck. s.l. [seinem lieben] Pankok" [dedication to Orlik's "dear friend," the artist Bernhard Pankok]
Very splendid, burred and nuanced proof, with very delicate plate tone and probably with full margin; on the left with the scoop edge.
Provenance:
Estate of artist Bernhard Pankok (1872-1943)
References:
Städt. Kunstmuseum Bonn 1972, 222
