Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Egon Schiele's Towns

Egon Schiele's most famous works are depictions of the human form, and I always disliked most of those. But these towns really grab me. Above is Steyn on the Danube, 1913.

Town among Greenery, 1917

I was put in mind of them again because there is an exhibit at the Neue Galerie in Manhattan, one of my favorite small museums, written up in the NY Times

Krumauer Town Hall, 1910

Schiele died in the global flu pandemic of 1918 at the age of 28. What might he have done with a longer life?

Bridge, 1913

Autumn Sun, 1912

Facade, 1917

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