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.
The Dancer Moa (mk12) 1911
Die Tanzerin Moa
Gouache??Watercolour and pencil,47.8 x 31.5 cm
Kallir D 906;Vienna,Sammlung Rudolf Leopold
Painting ID:: 22154
Houses with Laundry (subrub II) (mk12) 1914
Hauser mit Wasche (Vorstadt II)
Oil on canvas,100.5 x 120.5 cm
Kallir P 283;Vienna,Sammlung Rudolf Leopold
Painting ID:: 22155
Seated Female Nude,Elbows Resting on Right Knee (mk12) 1914
Sitzender Madchenakt,,die Ellenbogen auf das rechte Knie Gestutzt
Gouache and pencil,48.3 x 32 cm
Kallir D 1490;Vienna,Graphische Sammlung Albertina
Painting ID:: 22157
Seated_Female_Nude,Elbows_Resting_on_Right_Knee_(mk12) 1914
Sitzender Madchenakt,,die Ellenbogen auf das rechte Knie Gestutzt
Gouache and pencil,48.3 x 32 cm
Kallir D 1490;Vienna,Graphische Sammlung Albertina
Nude Woman (mk12) 1914
Sitzender Akt (Junge nackte Witenerin)
Gouache,watercolour and pencil,48 x 32.2 cm
Kallir D 1509;London,Fischer Fine Art
Painting ID:: 22158
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.