One critic had described his work as technically brilliant and predicted that he would not be unknown for very much longer. But Orlik became cynical about the greed of dealers, dismayed that much of the sale price went to them, leaving very little for me, the artist.
He lived frugally in a council house with support from his mother, who realized his talent. Now he has been persuaded to allow paintings that had remained hidden and unseen to be shown.
Grant Ford, a picture expert on the BBC programme Antiques Roadshow, described Orlik's paintings as mind-bogglingly good, considering him one of the greats. These dream-like paintings examine the fluid nature of time, space, memory, and experience.
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