Egon Schiele lived in Vienna during its last years as capital of the declining Habsburg Empire. Rejected by his family and hounded by society for his interest in young girls, he expressed through his art a deep and bewildering loneliness and an obsession with sexuality, death and decay. Schiele died at the age of twenty-eight, yet he left behind him a body of work that sustains a huge public reputation - and myth. This profusely illustrated book delves into both the controversial sexual themes and neglected aspects of Schiele's art, notably his formal experiments and his later expressionist portraits and allegorical paintings - works that reveal much about the importance of his short career.

An introduction to the life and art of Egon Schiele, beautifully illustrated and supported by contemporary documents

About the Author
Jean-Louis Gaillemin, founder of Beaux-Arts magazine and L'Objet d'art, is an honorary lecturer at the Universite Paris-Sorbonne, specializing in architecture and decor.


Book Information
ISBN 9780500301210
Author Jean-Louis Gaillemin
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Weight(grams) 240g