Schiele Drawings: 44 Works

by Egon Schiele

One of the most famous Expressionist artists of early-20th-century Vienna, Egon Schiele (1890–1918) evolved a highly personal art, strongly influenced by Art Nouveau. Focusing on the emotional state and hidden personality of his subjects, Schiele produced works that are not only models of psychological penetration but evidence of great technical mastery as well, notably in their impeccable line and superb composition.
This volume contains 44 of his finest portraits, character studies, nudes, and more, all embodying the distinctive, angular expressivity that characterizes Schiele's art. Now these superb works are available in this inexpensive format, painstakingly reproduced to capture every nuance of line, shading, positions, and expression.

Genres: Art

48 pages, Paperback

First published September 14, 1994

About the author

Egon Schiele was an Austrian painter, a protégé 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 that characterize Schiele's paintings and drawings make the artist a notable exponent of Expressionism. The most important collection of Schiele's work is housed in the Leopold Museum, Vienna.

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

My introduction to this important artist. A friend of mine gave me this book after we had a conversation about Expressionism. Egon Schiele masterfully captures the human form in different poses; his art reminds me very much of Shel Silverstein. Particularly touching was the drawing he did of his wife the day she died of influenza (10/28/18). He died three days later.

[Gabriella · Rating 3 out of 5]

A brief publishers note and 44 black and white images of Schiele's drawings - a shame they are not in color!