Egon Schiele

Featuring a selection of Egon Schiele&aposs best works from the Leopold Museum, this lavish book includes major works from the artist&aposs entire career. The Leopold Museum in Vienna is a Mecca for devotees of Egon Schiele as it houses the world’s largest permanent collection of the artist’s works. Comprising works from 1905 to 1918, the year of Schiele’s death, this book features large-scale reproductions that allow readers to closely examine the artist’s extraordinary use of line and color. Presented chronologically, these works on paper are accompanied by insightful commentary. An introduction and biography of Schiele by Rudolf Leopold discuss the artist’s influences, his controversial career, and his place in the pantheon of twentieth-century artists. ...viac» «skryť