Winsor Birch
Skip to main content
  • Menu
  • Henry Orlik
  • Artists
  • Exhibitions & Fairs
  • About
  • Contact
Cart
0 items £
Checkout

Item added to cart

View cart & checkout
Continue shopping
Menu
  • Menu
  • Artworks

    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Henry Orlik, PARACHUTE
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Henry Orlik, PARACHUTE
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Henry Orlik, PARACHUTE
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Henry Orlik, PARACHUTE
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Henry Orlik, PARACHUTE

    Henry Orlik b. 1947

    PARACHUTE
    Acrylic on canvas
    Image H. 116.5 cm. x W. 68.5 cm., H. 46 in. x W. 27 in.
    Framed H. 123 cm. x W. 75 cm., H. 48 1/2 in. x W. 29 1/2 in.
    With artist's stamp verso
    WB1531
    Note: If you are interested in acquiring a work by Henry Orlik, please contact our team to discuss further options.
    Sold

    Further images

    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Henry Orlik, ESCAPE II
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) Henry Orlik, ESCAPE II
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) Henry Orlik, ESCAPE II
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 4 ) Henry Orlik, ESCAPE II
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 5 ) Henry Orlik, ESCAPE II

    In Parachute a parachute has jettisoned from an aeroplane which disappears off the top side of the painting. The parachute opens beautifully with a scalloped edge like a perfect shell or open flower-form. From the parachute hangs a large white amorphous bundle, as if something is trying to escape from it. The bundle is being dropped amongst a thronging herd of deer in the foreground, which stampede trying to escape. Five deer are clearly seen; one is coloured lilac, one green and one rose-pink and two are sand-coloured, perhaps suggesting the colour of the land as seen from the aeroplane. The sharp, bisected antlers of the deer and other unseen deer behind, point diagonally backwards, like stylised antennae or branches of a tree. Their dark, empty eyes create a rhythm of shape in the foreground.

    Whatever is being dropped into the throng of empty-eyed deer it makes them panic and we wonder what is this thing that is going to so shake up the status quo.

    Read more
    Note: If you are interested in acquiring a work by Henry Orlik, please contact our team to discuss further options.
    Close full details
    Share
    • Facebook
    • X
    • Pinterest
    • Tumblr
    • Email
    Previous
    |
    Next
    13 
    of  43

Join our mailing list

Sign-up

* denotes required fields

We will process the personal data you have supplied to communicate with you in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe or change your preferences at any time by clicking the link in our emails.

Privacy Policy
Manage cookies
Copyright © 2025 Winsor Birch
Site by Artlogic

Instagram, opens in a new tab.
Join the mailing list
Send an email

This website uses cookies
This site uses cookies to help make it more useful to you. Please contact us to find out more about our Cookie Policy.

Manage cookies
Accept

Cookie preferences

Check the boxes for the cookie categories you allow our site to use

Cookie options
Required for the website to function and cannot be disabled.
Improve your experience on the website by storing choices you make about how it should function.
Allow us to collect anonymous usage data in order to improve the experience on our website.
Allow us to identify our visitors so that we can offer personalised, targeted marketing.
Save preferences
Close

Join our mailing list

Be the first to hear about our upcoming exhibitions, events and news

Sign-up

* denotes required fields

We will process the personal data you have supplied to communicate with you in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe or change your preferences at any time by clicking the link in our emails.