Egon Schiele 1890-1918

EgonSchiele(1890-1918)-alongwithOskarKokoschka-isthepainterwhohadthemostlong-lastinginfluenceontheViennaartsceneafterthegreateraofKlimtcametoaclose.AfterashortflirtationwithKlimt'sstyle,SchielesoonquestionedtheaestheticorientationtothebeautifulsurfaceoftheVienneseArtNouveauwithhisroughandnoteasilyaccessiblepaintings.Manycontemporariesfoundhisexpressivenudesandself-portraits,withtheirstrangemovementsandmorbidcolours,tobeuglyandevenmorallyobjectionable-criticismwhichculminatedincriminalizingthepainteras"obscene"andresultedin1912inanindictmentandshortjailsentence.However,notevenhisharshestcriticscoulddisputehowevertheartist'sextraordinarydrawingtalent.