Egon Schiele: Self-Portraits and Portraits

Ця захоплююча нова книга досліджує, як Егон Шиле переосмислив мистецтво портрета, блискуче відобразивши внутрішнє життя своїх численних моделей, зокрема самого себе. Вона простежує розвиток Шиле як портретиста через чотири основні хронологічні фази, з 1906 по 1918 рік.

This fascinating new book explores how Egon Schiele reinvented the art of portraiture, brilliantly capturing the inner lives of his numerous subjects including himself. This book traces Schiele's development as a portraitist through four principal chronological phases, from 1906 to 1918. Starting with the artist's rigorous training at the Vienna Academy, it chronicles Schiele's eventual break with academia and the emergence of his Expressionistic style. As Schiele honed his technical abilities, he gathered a coterie of patrons-many of whom he immortalized on canvas-and developed a tendency toward realism and introspection. Throughout his career Schiele tested the boundaries of traditional portraiture.