Egon Schiele: Self-portraits and Portraits
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (986 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3791351095 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Grady Harp said A Focused Study of the Development of Egon Schiele. Egon Schiele remains a controversial painter even after a century. Many considered him to he a pedophile, so many paintings of very young girls in suggestive positions filled his studio. But few have ever brought focus to the man's genius and his contribution to the changing form of art into expressionism the way that this very fine book does. The reason is that the only aspect of Schiele's output that is illustrated and discussed is his enormous number of self-portraits and portraits of others. Yes, the book is a catalogue that accompanies an exhibition of the works included here in Austria, but that exhibition is a crowning achi. "Tormented face" according to Reich Claude. Incredibly enough, this book is the first ever devoted to Schiele's portraits (it is the catalog for the current exhibition held at the Belevedere in Vienna). Several essays study the self-portrait, the portrait of woman (the woman being seen by Schiele as a saint as much as a whore)and Schiele's conception of genders.The main asset of this book, however, is the numerous high-quality illustrations and the many magnified details that help the reader get a close-up view of Schiele's art.There have been many publications on Egon Schiele and I would say that this is one of the finest.. dadaloco said MIGHT BE THE BEST BOOK ON SCHEILE! DETAIL ENLARGEMENTS SET IT ABOVE OTHERS.. For sure one of the best books on this artist, I have all of them and go to this one most often,reproduction is stellar, including very many detail enlargements that make this an invaluable volumedo not miss it, once you see it you will be very impressed.
Agnes Husslein-Arco is the director of the Belvedere Museum in Vienna, Austria. . Etienne in New York City, the author of the catalogue raisonne Egon Schiele: The Complete Works, and the curator of numerous exhibitions on Austrian art of the early twentieth century. Jane Kallir is co-director of the Galerie St
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. . This book traces Schiele's development as a portraitist through four principal chronological phases, from 1906 to 1918. 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. From the Inside Flap This fascinating new book explores how Egon Schiele reinvented the art of portraiture, brilliantly capturing the inner lives of his numerous subjects including himself
Confrontational, explicitly erotic, and largely devoid of props or scenery, Schiele's portraits are seminal works of originality and deep empathy with the human condition. This book traces Schiele's development as a portraitist through four principal chronological phases, from 1906 to 1918. This fascinating new book explores how Egon Schiele reinvented the art of portraiture, brilliantly capturing the inner lives of his numerous subjects including himself. 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. Throughout his career Schiele tested the boundaries of traditional portraiture. This volume also offers a close examination of Schiele's self-portraits and his relationship with Gustav Klimt, Schiele's gestic language in the context of contemporaneous p