Michelangelo Buonarroti

1911

Emil Orlik

Associated Names
Emil Orlik

Artist, German, 1870 - 1932

The image depicts an upper-body portrait of a man seated in a three-quarter view, facing towards the right. The man has a lined face with a sharp facial structure, a full beard, and short, curly hair. He is wearing a dark robe, with only his left hand resting on a surface visible. The background is a textured surface resembling a wall, with the name "MICHEL ANGELO BVONARRVOTTI" inscribed along the top. The image is monochromatic with varying shades of black and tan.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint on buff Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased in Memory of Lionel C. Epstein

  • Dimensions

    image: 57.79 × 39.37 cm (22 3/4 × 15 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 79.69 × 57.15 cm (31 3/8 × 22 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.65.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schütte 1983, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Eric Gillis Fine Art, Brussels); purchased 2019 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Schütte, Margret. Emil Orlik, Graphik im Berliner Kupferstichkabinett. Berlin: Gebr. Mann, 1983: undescribed.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Probedrück; lower right in graphite: Emil Orlik 1911; upper center in plate: MICHEL ANGELO BUONARRUOTTI

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