Art, literature & historyEgon Schiele
1890–1918
Selected artwork
Self-Portrait
1911
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Other names (4)
Egon Leo Adolf Ludwig Schiele, e. schiele, Schiele, schiele egon
Biography
Egon Leo Adolf Ludwig Schiele (German: [ˈeːɡɔn ˈʃiːlə] ; 12 June 1890 – 31 October 1918) was an Austrian Expressionist painter. His work is noted for its intensity and its raw sexuality, and for the many self-portraits the artist produced, including nude self-portraits. The twisted body shapes and the expressive line that characterise Schiele's paintings and drawings mark the artist as an early exponent of Expressionism. Gustav Klimt, a figurative painter of the early 20th century, was a mentor to Schiele.
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Influenced by
- Wassily Kandinskyeditorial inference
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- Jan Tooropeditorial inference
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- Gustav Klimteditorial inference
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- Gustav Klimteditorial inference
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- Vincent van Gogheditorial inference
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- Christian Griepenkerleditorial inference
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- Edvard Muncheditorial inference
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Later influence
- Francis Baconeditorial inference
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- Julian Schnabeleditorial inference
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- Max Oppenheimereditorial inference
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- Ernst Fuchseditorial inference
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The biography identifies Egon Schiele as an artistic influence on Ernst Fuchs (artist). The passage distinguishes modern stylistic influences from the Old Masters whose lighting effects motivated his mixed painting technique. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
Artworks by year
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Egon Schiele. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art41 recorded works
- Leopold Museum32 recorded works
- National Gallery of Art9 recorded works
- Belvedere5 recorded works
- Vienna Museum5 recorded works
- Art Institute of Chicago4 recorded works
- Minneapolis Institute of Art4 recorded works
- Albertina2 recorded works
- Lentos Art Museum2 recorded works
- Museum of Modern Art1 recorded work
- National Gallery Prague1 recorded work
- The Cleveland Museum of Art1 recorded work
- Universalmuseum Joanneum: Neue Galerie1 recorded work
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- Wikidata (CC0)
- Austrian museum collections: independent authority research
- National Gallery of Art
- Museum authority country review
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Museum authority country review
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Expanded artwork research — official museum evidence
- Austrian museum collections: independent authority research
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)