This book accompanies a major exhibition devoted to portraits created by Austrian artist Egon Schiele, whose figurative work exhibits intense emotion and technical brilliance. Egon Schiele (1890-1918) was one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century. A superb draftsman and colorist, he produced images of startling emotional power. Following the lead of his mentor, Gustav Klimt, Schiele created figurative works of uncanny intimacy and brought a new openness to the art of his time. Schiele’s premature death at the age of 28 has added a mythic quality to his artistic achievements. Egon Schiele: Portraits focuses on five groupings of the artist’s work: family and academy, fellow artists, sitters and patrons, lovers, and allegory. In addition, it features a special section on a traumatic and pivotal period in Schiele’s life: his arrest and imprisonment during the summer of 1912. Documenting the artist’s changing style, both pre- and post-imprisonment, the book features many key works that have been assembled for this exhibition from both American and European museums and private collections.
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Egon Schiele: Portraits
ISBN-10: 3791354191
ISBN-13 : 978-3791354194
Publisher : Prestel; 1st Edition (November 12, 2014)
Language : English
Hardcover: 296 pages
Reading Age : None
Dimensions : 9.56 x 1.25 x 11.5 inches
Item Weight : 4.51 pounds
$53.30 $42.64
SKU9783791354194
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