Creator story
Surprising fact
Schiele died at just 28 in the 1918 flu pandemic, only three days after his pregnant wife — at the height of his powers.
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Egon Schiele
Egon Schiele (1890–1918) was a fierce Austrian Expressionist and protégé of Klimt, known for raw, twisted, emotionally charged nudes and self-portraits. His brief, intense career scandalised Vienna.
Schiele's unflinching honesty about the body and the self made him a key figure of Expressionism.
- A leading Austrian Expressionist and protégé of Gustav Klimt.
- Famed for raw, contorted nudes and intense self-portraits.
- Died at 28 in the 1918 flu pandemic.
Key works
A key work by Egon Schiele
These works make it easiest to see how the artist changed form, content, and the very way art could exist in culture.
1915
Death and the Maiden
Death and the Maiden is one of Egon Schiele's defining works.