Death and the Maiden
Egon Schiele · 1915
Egon Schiele
Cisleithania · 1890–1918
Egon Leo Adolf Ludwig Schiele was an Austrian Expressionist painter. His work is noted for its intensity and its raw sexuality, and for the many self-portraits the artist produced, including nude self-portraits. The twisted body shapes and the expressive line that characterise Schiele's paintings and drawings mark the artist as an early exponent of Expressionism. Gustav Klimt, a figurative painter of the early 20th century, was a mentor to Schiele.
Known works
Houses on the River (The Old Town)
Egon Schiele · 1914
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Portrait of Herbert Reiner
Egon Schiele · 1910
Upper Belvedere
The embrace
Egon Schiele · 1917
Upper Belvedere
Eduard Kosmack
Egon Schiele · 1910
Upper Belvedere
The Family
Egon Schiele · 1918
Upper Belvedere
The Family (in German, "Die Familie") was one of the last oil paintings made by Austrian painter Egon Schiele before he died of Spanish flu on 31 October 1918. The work measures 152.5 cm × 162.5 cm (60.0 in × 64.0 in) and is held by the Belvedere Gallery in Vienna. The painting was initially entitled Crouching Couple and depicted the artist and a woman, both squatting naked with knees raised.
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