Sitting woman with a knee up - Egon Schiele
Sitting woman with a knee up
Artwork
Artist:
Egon Schiele
(1890 - 1918)
Art style:
Title:
Sitting woman with a knee up (1917)
Size:
30 x 46 cm
Technique:
Gouache, aquarelle and pen on paper
Location:
Collections:
Picture number:
1010374
EAN-Number:
4050356167786
Artwork
“Seated Woman with Bent Knee,” created in 1917, is considered one of the most striking female portraits from Egon Schiele’s late period. The model was most likely Adele Herms, the artist’s sister-in-law. Using charcoal, watercolor, and gouache, Schiele developed an image of remarkable psychological intensity. The figure almost completely fills the sheet; her unusual pose, angular contours, and direct gaze imbue the work with exceptional tension. Typical of Schiele’s style are the deliberately pared-down backgrounds, which focus attention entirely on posture, facial expression, and emotional presence. In contrast to the idealized depictions of women common at the time, Schiele reveals the human being in all her vulnerability and inner restlessness. Today, the sheet is regarded as one of the most important works of Austrian Expressionism and is housed in the National Gallery in Prague.
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