Egon Schiele : almost a lifetime /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Munich : Hirmer, [2015]
Description:	301 pages : numerous illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Schiele, Egon, -- 1890-1918. Schiele, Egon, -- 1890-1918. Artists -- Austria -- Biography. Artists. Austria. Biography.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10381843

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Other authors / contributors:	Bauer, Christian, author, editor. Goldmann, Matthias, 1965- translator. Nielsen, Camilla, translator.
ISBN:	9783777424071 (English edition : hd.bd.) 3777424072 (English edition : hd.bd.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	"Drawing on new sources and featuring unpublished photos, this publication sheds light on aspects that have hitherto received little attention. ... [It] shows how Schiele's art of expression was guided by a keen awareness of the scientific and cultural developments of his time and why, in many respects, it remains ahead of its time to this day."--P.[4] of cover
Standard no.:	9783777424071

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Working with the Heart, Breathing Soul into the Work
A Child of the Train Station, a Giant of Modern Art
Egon Schiele between Tulln, Krems, Klosterneuburg, and Vienna-His Childhood, Networks, Symbolism, and Art of Expression
Egon Schiele's and Neulengbach
Places of Desire and Townscapes
Egon Schiele's Paintings of Krems and Stein
"But What Should be Said About the War Today? A Pity for Each Hour More That it Lasts"
Egon Schiele's war diary of 1916
Landscapes on the Brink of War
Egon Schiele in Mühling
1918: The Great Finale
Egon Schiele and Koller Family
Plates
"Flowers I Would Like to Speak..."
The motif of the sunflower in Egon Schiele's oeuvre
Searching for Egon Schiele in Lower Austria
Acknowledgements
Picture Credits

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