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 artists 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 Schieles life: his arrest and imprisonment during the summer of 1912. Documenting the artists 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.


Hardcover, Linen with jacket, 296 pages, 23,5 x 28,5 cm, 227 color illustrations, 72 b/w illustrations
ISBN: 978-3-7913-5419-4
$ 65.00* | GBP 40.00* (* recommended retail price)
Publishing House: Prestel