Egon Schiele

Egon Leo Adolf Ludwig Schiele (1890 - 1918) was an Austrian Expressionist painter. A protégé of Gustav Klimt, Schiele was a major figurative painter of the early 20th century. His work is noted for its intensity and its raw sexuality, and the many self-portraits the artist produced, including nude self-portraits. The twisted body shapes and the expressive line that characterize Schiele's paintings and drawings mark the artist as an early exponent of Expressionism.

Periods: Expressionism, Modern Art, Vienna Secession, Art Nouveau, Impressionism, Symbolism, Modernism