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Egon Schiele
1890-1918
Austrian
Egon Schiele Gallery
Egon Schiele (12 June 1890 ?C 31 October 1918) was an Austrian painter, a protege of Gustav Klimt, and a major figurative painter of the early 20th century. Schiele's body of work is noted for the intensity and the large number of self-portraits he produced. The twisted body shapes and the expressive line that characterize Schiele's paintings and drawings make the artist an early exponent of Expressionism, although still strongly associated with the art nouveau movement (Jugendstil). The most important collection of Schiele's work is housed in the Leopold Museum, Vienna.
In 1907, Schiele sought out Gustav Klimt. Klimt generously mentored younger artists, and he took a particular interest in the gifted young Schiele, buying his drawings, offering to exchange them for some of his own, arranging models for him and introducing him to potential patrons. He also introduced Schiele to the Wiener Werkstätte, the arts and crafts workshop connected with the Secession. In 1908 Schiele had his first exhibition, in Klosterneuburg. Schiele left the Academy in 1909, after completing his third year, and founded the Neukunstgruppe ("New Art Group") with other dissatisfied students.
Sitzender weiblicher Akt, 1914Klimt invited Schiele to exhibit some of his work at the 1909 Vienna Kunstschau, where he encountered the work of Edvard Munch, Jan Toorop, and Vincent van Gogh among others. Once free of the constraints of the Academy's conventions, Schiele began to explore not only the human form, but also human sexuality. At the time, many found the explicitness of his works disturbing.
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Painting ID:: 22159
The Artist' Wife,seated (mk12)
1917
Die Frau des Kunstlers,sitzend
Gouache and black crayon,46.1 x 29.7 cm
Kallir D 1907;Vienna,Graphische Sammlung Albertina
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Painting ID:: 22160
Portrait of the Artist's Wife (mk12)
1917
Bildnis der Gattin des Kunstlers
Gouache and Black crayon,44 x 28 cm
Kallir D 1908;private collection
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Painting ID:: 22161
Portrait of the Artist's Seated,Holding Her Right Leg (mk12)
1917
Bildnis der Gattin des Kunstlers,Ihr rechtes Bein haltend Gouache and black crayon,46.3 x 29.2 cm
Kallir D 1982;New York,The Pierpont Morgan Library
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Painting ID:: 22162
Seated Woman in Violet Stockings (mk12)
1917
Sitzende Frau mit violetten Strumpfen Gouache and black crayon,29.6 x 44.2 cm
Kallir D 1992;private collection
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Painting ID:: 22164
Two Girls Embracing (Two Friends) (mk12)
1915
Zwei Madchen,einander umarmend Gouache,Watercolour and pencil,48 x 32.7 cm
Kallir D 1742;Budapest,Szepmuveszeti Muzeum
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Egon Schiele
1890-1918
Austrian
Egon Schiele Gallery
Egon Schiele (12 June 1890 ?C 31 October 1918) was an Austrian painter, a protege of Gustav Klimt, and a major figurative painter of the early 20th century. Schiele's body of work is noted for the intensity and the large number of self-portraits he produced. The twisted body shapes and the expressive line that characterize Schiele's paintings and drawings make the artist an early exponent of Expressionism, although still strongly associated with the art nouveau movement (Jugendstil). The most important collection of Schiele's work is housed in the Leopold Museum, Vienna.
In 1907, Schiele sought out Gustav Klimt. Klimt generously mentored younger artists, and he took a particular interest in the gifted young Schiele, buying his drawings, offering to exchange them for some of his own, arranging models for him and introducing him to potential patrons. He also introduced Schiele to the Wiener Werkstätte, the arts and crafts workshop connected with the Secession. In 1908 Schiele had his first exhibition, in Klosterneuburg. Schiele left the Academy in 1909, after completing his third year, and founded the Neukunstgruppe ("New Art Group") with other dissatisfied students.
Sitzender weiblicher Akt, 1914Klimt invited Schiele to exhibit some of his work at the 1909 Vienna Kunstschau, where he encountered the work of Edvard Munch, Jan Toorop, and Vincent van Gogh among others. Once free of the constraints of the Academy's conventions, Schiele began to explore not only the human form, but also human sexuality. At the time, many found the explicitness of his works disturbing.
. Related Artists to Egon Schiele: | Phoebe Traquair | Samuel King | Helen Thomas Dranga | Patrick Henry Bruce | Filippo Balbi |
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