Egon Schiele: Portraits
Author(s): Alessandra Comini
Egon Schiele (1890-1918) was one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century. A superb draftsman and colourist, 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.
Product Information
Alessandra Comini is an independent scholar and a specialist on Egon Schiele's work.
General Fields
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- : Prestel
- : Prestel
- : 01 October 2014
- : 285mm X 235mm
- : Germany
- : 01 December 2014
- : books
Special Fields
- : Alessandra Comini
- : Hardback
- : en
- : 759.36
- : 320
- : 260, 160 colour