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Egon Schiele was born in 1890 in the small Lower Austrian town of Tulln to a middle-class family of civil servants. He was raised alongside his two sisters, Melanie (1886–1974) and Gertrude (1894–1981).

Even as a young schoolboy, Schiele sketched prolifically. While attending high school in Klosterneuburg, the painter Max Kahrer became one of his first mentors and taught him various artistic techniques. Due to Schiele's poor academic performance, his mother decided to take him out of school early. His drawing skills eventually led him to pursue a career as an artist.

In October 1906, almost two years after his father's death, Schiele passed the entrance exam for the Fine Arts Academy of Vienna, where he was taught by Christian Griepenkerl, a painter known for his renderings of historical events.

In 1909 Schiele participated in the Internationale Kunstschau (International Art Show), which featured a tribute to Gustav Klimt and where Oskar Kokoschka made his debut. At the time, Schiele's work was still influenced by Klimt and the Viennese Jugendstil.

Openly rejecting the principles touted by his professor, Schiele teamed up with several classmates and other likeminded individuals to found the Neukunstgruppe (New Art Group) and dropped out of the academy in 1909. It was at the group's first exhibition that Schiele met the influential art critic Arthur Roessler.

The shift toward Expressionism occurred in 1910. With his new Expressionist color palette, Schiele was rebelling against both naturalism and the dominant Viennese Jugendstil, and new motifs - erotic nudes, watercolour drawings, pregnant women and, above all, self-portraits-burst into his work with tremendous gusto.

In 1911 Schiele met Walburga "Wally" Neuzil, who remained his favorite model and companion until the artist married Edith Harms in 1915.

His artistic career was suddenly interrupted in April 1912, when he was jailed on charges of pedophilia and kidnapping. The accusations turned out to be groundless, but Schiele still had to spend 24 days behind bars, a traumatic experience that inspired his famous prison series. In June 1915, one year after the outbreak of World War I, Schiele was stationed in Prague following a second draft. That same month he married Edith Harms, the daughter of a well-to-do family.

Starting in late 1915, his Expressionist art gradually gave way to a closer affinity with nature, which is particularly apparent in his increasingly realistic female nudes and portraits. After Gustav Klimt's sudden death at the beginning of 1918, Egon Schiele was widely regarded as his legitimate heir on the Viennese art scene.

Financial success came in March 1918 with the 49th Exhibition of the Vienna Secession: the artist received lucrative portrait commissions and the demand for his erotic nudes also rose.

A few days before the end of the war, on October 28, 1918, Schiele's pregnant wife Edith was struck down by a devastating Spanish flu epidemic. Three days later, Egon Schiele died of the same disease.


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All artworks of Egon Schiele
Print, La Mère et l'Enfant / The Mother & the Child (Edith Schiele and nephew / Edith Schiele und Neffe / Edith Schiele et son neveu) - 1915, Egon Schiele

La Mère et l'Enfant / The Mother & the Child (Edith Schiele and nephew / Edith Schiele und Neffe / Edith Schiele et son neveu) - 1915

Egon Schiele

Print - 29.9 x 21.3 inch

$849

Print, Nu au Miroir / A Nude Model Before a Mirror - 1910, Egon Schiele

Nu au Miroir / A Nude Model Before a Mirror - 1910

Egon Schiele

Print - 22.8 x 17.7 inch

$781

Print, Portrait de Gerti / Portrait of Gerti Schiele (Gerti Schiele in a Plaid Garment) - 1909, Egon Schiele

Portrait de Gerti / Portrait of Gerti Schiele (Gerti Schiele in a Plaid Garment) - 1909

Egon Schiele

Print - 35.4 x 17.7 inch

$5,207

Print, Couple Endormi, 1909 | Sleeping Couple, 1909, Egon Schiele

Couple Endormi, 1909 | Sleeping Couple, 1909

Egon Schiele

Print - 19.9 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch

$708

Print, Couple Enlacé / Couple Embracing - 1911, Egon Schiele

Couple Enlacé / Couple Embracing - 1911

Egon Schiele

Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$1,075

Print, La fille au turban bleu, 1912 / The girl with blue headband, 1912, Egon Schiele

La fille au turban bleu, 1912 / The girl with blue headband, 1912

Egon Schiele

Print - 29.7 x 20.9 inch

$1,008

Print, Portrait de Edith Schiele / Portrait of Edith Schiele, 1915, Egon Schiele

Portrait de Edith Schiele / Portrait of Edith Schiele, 1915

Egon Schiele

Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$640

Print, Lovers, 1917 (Mann und frau, umarmung), Egon Schiele

Lovers, 1917 (Mann und frau, umarmung)

Egon Schiele

Print - 29.3 x 20.5 inch

$1,121

Print, La fille aux bas noirs et jarretières rouges, 1913 | The girl with red garters, 1913, Egon Schiele

La fille aux bas noirs et jarretières rouges, 1913 | The girl with red garters, 1913

Egon Schiele

Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$849

Print, La Fille en rouge / The Girl in Red, 1913 (Standing woman in red / Stehende Frau in Rot), Egon Schiele

La Fille en rouge / The Girl in Red, 1913 (Standing woman in red / Stehende Frau in Rot)

Egon Schiele

Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$736

Print, Le Baiser / The Kiss, 1911, Egon Schiele

Le Baiser / The Kiss, 1911

Egon Schiele

Print - 25.6 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch

$674

Print, L'Homme aux cheveux noirs, 1909 | Black-Haired Man, 1909, Egon Schiele

L'Homme aux cheveux noirs, 1909 | Black-Haired Man, 1909

Egon Schiele

Print - 22 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch

$781

Print, Les amoureux / Lovers - 1909, Egon Schiele

Les amoureux / Lovers - 1909

Egon Schiele

Print - 21.3 x 19.7 inch

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Print, La Mère & la Fille / Mother and Daughter - 1913, Egon Schiele

La Mère & la Fille / Mother and Daughter - 1913

Egon Schiele

Print - 31.5 x 22.8 inch

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Print, L'envol / The flight, 1917 (Mutter mit kind / Mother and child), Egon Schiele

L'envol / The flight, 1917 (Mutter mit kind / Mother and child)

Egon Schiele

Print - 19.7 x 26.8 inch

$883

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Who is the artist?

Egon Schiele was born in 1890 in the small Lower Austrian town of Tulln to a middle-class family of civil servants. He was raised alongside his two sisters, Melanie (1886–1974) and Gertrude (1894–1981).

Even as a young schoolboy, Schiele sketched prolifically. While attending high school in Klosterneuburg, the painter Max Kahrer became one of his first mentors and taught him various artistic techniques. Due to Schiele's poor academic performance, his mother decided to take him out of school early. His drawing skills eventually led him to pursue a career as an artist.

In October 1906, almost two years after his father's death, Schiele passed the entrance exam for the Fine Arts Academy of Vienna, where he was taught by Christian Griepenkerl, a painter known for his renderings of historical events.

In 1909 Schiele participated in the Internationale Kunstschau (International Art Show), which featured a tribute to Gustav Klimt and where Oskar Kokoschka made his debut. At the time, Schiele's work was still influenced by Klimt and the Viennese Jugendstil.

Openly rejecting the principles touted by his professor, Schiele teamed up with several classmates and other likeminded individuals to found the Neukunstgruppe (New Art Group) and dropped out of the academy in 1909. It was at the group's first exhibition that Schiele met the influential art critic Arthur Roessler.

The shift toward Expressionism occurred in 1910. With his new Expressionist color palette, Schiele was rebelling against both naturalism and the dominant Viennese Jugendstil, and new motifs - erotic nudes, watercolour drawings, pregnant women and, above all, self-portraits-burst into his work with tremendous gusto.

In 1911 Schiele met Walburga "Wally" Neuzil, who remained his favorite model and companion until the artist married Edith Harms in 1915.

His artistic career was suddenly interrupted in April 1912, when he was jailed on charges of pedophilia and kidnapping. The accusations turned out to be groundless, but Schiele still had to spend 24 days behind bars, a traumatic experience that inspired his famous prison series. In June 1915, one year after the outbreak of World War I, Schiele was stationed in Prague following a second draft. That same month he married Edith Harms, the daughter of a well-to-do family.

Starting in late 1915, his Expressionist art gradually gave way to a closer affinity with nature, which is particularly apparent in his increasingly realistic female nudes and portraits. After Gustav Klimt's sudden death at the beginning of 1918, Egon Schiele was widely regarded as his legitimate heir on the Viennese art scene.

Financial success came in March 1918 with the 49th Exhibition of the Vienna Secession: the artist received lucrative portrait commissions and the demand for his erotic nudes also rose.

A few days before the end of the war, on October 28, 1918, Schiele's pregnant wife Edith was struck down by a devastating Spanish flu epidemic. Three days later, Egon Schiele died of the same disease.

What is Egon Schiele’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: The Vienna Secession, Expressionism

When was Egon Schiele born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1890