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| Egon Schiele (1890–1918) | ||||||||||
| Born in Tulln, near Vienna, in 1890, Egon Schiele was an Austrian Expressionist painter, draughtsman, and printmaker known for the raw eroticism in his figurative works. While attending the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts from 1907 to 1909, he was heavily influenced by the Jugendstil movement, or German Art Nouveau, and became familiar with Gustav Klimt, the leader of the Vienna Secession group. Though he drew some inspiration from Klimt’s elegant, decorative style, he distinguished himself by focusing on emotional intensity rather than ornamentation, infusing his lines with a charged, almost feverish energy. Schiele’s bold and unflinching portrayal of erotic themes, particularly in his focus on the human form, sparked both controversy and fascination. In 1909, he co-founded the Neukunstgruppe (New Art Group) in Vienna. His work was widely exhibited across Europe, and in 1918, a special room was dedicated to his pieces at a Secessionist exhibition in Vienna, just before his untimely death from Spanish influenza that same year. | ||||||||||
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