Egon Schiele Lot n° 18

SCHIELE, EGON 1890 Tulln - 1918 Vienna Title: Untitled (Liegender Akt mit erhobenen Beinen). Date: 1912. Technique: Graphite on chamois-coloured Similijapan. Measurement: 46,5 x 31,5cm. Notation: Signed and dated lower right: EGON SCHIELE 1912. Frame/Pedestal: Framed. Provenance: - Galerie St. Etienne, New York - Viktor Gruen, New York - Private collection Germany Literature: - Kallir, Jane: Egon Schiele - The Complete Works, New York 1998 (2nd ed.), cat. rais. no. 1010, ill. - In his short life Egon Schiele created a groundbreaking oeuvre and had a lasting influence on generations of artists - His drawings of women are internationally celebrated as one of the most powerful representations of the human figure in the 20th century - The drawing is characterised by delicacy and erotic intensity, which is characteristic for Schiele's art. Explanations to the Catalogue Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction.