Egon Schiele: The Leopold Collection – Rudolf Leopold

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The Leopold Museum in Vienna is a Mecca for devotees of Egon Schiele as it houses the world’s largest permanent collection of the artist’s works. Comprising works from 1905 to 1918, the year of Schiele’s death, this book features large-scale reproductions that allow readers to closely examine the artist’s extraordinary use of line and colour. Presented chronologically, these works on paper are accompanied by insightful commentary. An introduction and biography of Schiele by Rudolf Leopold discuss the artist’s influences, his controversial career, and his place in the pantheon of twentieth-century artists.

Egon Schiele. listen); 12 June 1890 – 31 October 1918) was an Austrian painter. A protégé of Gustav Klimt, Schiele was a major figurative painter of the early 20th century. His work is noted for its intensity and its raw sexuality, and the many self-portraits the artist produced, including nude self-portraits.
Art forms: Painting, Drawing
Born: 1890, Tulln

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SKU: 9783791340760 Category: Title: Egon Schiele: The Leopold Collection
Author: Rudolf Leopold
Publisher: Prestel
Year: 2009
ISBN10: 379134076X
ISBN13: 9783791340760
Condition: Mint
Format: Hardcover
Inventory No: 419

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The Leopold Museum in Vienna is a Mecca for devotees of Egon Schiele as it houses the world’s largest permanent collection of the artist’s works. Comprising works from 1905 to 1918, the year of Schiele’s death, this book features large-scale reproductions that allow readers to closely examine the artist’s extraordinary use of line and colour. Presented chronologically, these works on paper are accompanied by insightful commentary. An introduction and biography of Schiele by Rudolf Leopold discuss the artist’s influences, his controversial career, and his place in the pantheon of twentieth-century artists.

Egon Schiele. listen); 12 June 1890 – 31 October 1918) was an Austrian painter. A protégé of Gustav Klimt, Schiele was a major figurative painter of the early 20th century. His work is noted for its intensity and its raw sexuality, and the many self-portraits the artist produced, including nude self-portraits.
Art forms: Painting, Drawing
Born: 1890, Tulln

Spotless cleancopy no markings dust wrapper fine overall MINT copy Like New

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Weight 1.77 kg
Dimensions 30 × 24 × 2.7 cm

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