内容简介
AustrianExpressionistEgonSchieleproducedaprolificbodyofworkbeforehisearlydeathattheageoftwenty-eightin1918.Theoeuvreiscomprisedofafewhundredoilpaintingsandthousandsofdrawingsandwatercolors.Schiele'soilshaveoftenbeenreproducedandarewellrecognized.However,limitedaccesstothefragileworksonpaperanddispersionamongseveralcollectionshavemadeforanunbalancedrepresentationofhisworkasadraftsman.Thisbookassemblesdrawingsandwatercolorsfrompublicandprivatecollectionsandreproducesworkfromeveryyearoftheartist'scareer,beginningwiththejuveniliaandearlyacademicstudies.Thefocusmeansthatworkthatisrarelyreproducedisrepresentedextensively,providingauniqueopportunitytostudytherapidartisticdevelopmentofSchieleoverthecourseofhisbrieftwelve-yearcareer.Thebookisorganizedchronologicallyanddividedintoyear-by-yearsections.EachsectionincludesatextthatdiscussesthemajoreventsinSchiele'slifeandtheinterrelationbetweentheartist'sdrawinganddevelopmentsinhisoilpainting.FeaturesapreviouslyunpublishedSchielewatercolorandseveralworksthathaveneverbeenreproducedincolor.Over350colorillustrations.