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Angel, n. d.

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Tempera on silver foil background
23×13 cm

Artists

  • Erich Mallina

    (Prerau/Přerov 1873–1954 Vienna)

Currently on display at OG4
A bearded figure with long hair is ascending almost weightlessly, its wide-spread arms solidifying and extending as angel wings. This mystical sphere knows no time nor reality. The specific, soft interplay of lines and shapes creates an airy height from which the auratic figure stands out with intense luminosity. The dissolution of space and the dematerialization of reality is conveyed by the depiction in Pointillist dots of color. The painter Erich Mallina (1873–1954) created a highly individualistic style of painting parallel to the movements of Jugendstil and Expressionism, which prevailed in Vienna in the early 20th century. His membership of the Theosophical Society is clearly reflected in his works. Mallina addressed mystical, occult and symbolist ideas with spiritually enraptured or angelic figures.

Object data

Artist/author
  • Erich Mallina
Title
Angel
Date
n. d.
Art movement
Symbolism
Category
Painting
Material​/technique
Tempera on silver foil background
Dimensions
23×13 cm
Credit line of the permanent loan
Eisenberger Collection, Vienna
Selection of Reference works
  • Wien 1900. Aufbruch in die Moderne, hrsg. von Hans-Peter Wipplinger, Wien 2019 (Ausst.-Kat. Leopold Museum, Wien, ab 15.03.2019).
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Provenance

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