Portrait of Gerti Schiele is an artwork on USEUM. However, Schiele was rapidly developing his own style, and Portrait of Gerti Schiele demonstrates this while retaining clear Klimtian influences.The softness in the painting shows Schiele's move away from simple emulation of Klimt's style, as do the large areas of flat colour accented in silver. In 2018–19, MoMA collaborated with Google Arts & Culture Lab on a If you would like to reproduce an image of a work of art in MoMA’s collection, or an image of a MoMA publication or archival material (including installation views, checklists, and press releases), please contact All requests to license audio or video footage produced by MoMA should be addressed to Scala Archives at If you would like to reproduce text from a MoMA publication or moma.org, please email By visiting our website or transacting with us, you agree to this. 55 x 55 1/4" (139.5 x 140.5 cm). 451.1982. By visiting our website or transacting with us, you agree to this. May 13, 2017 - Explore alanmason's board "schiele" on Pinterest.
Egon Schiele (German: (); 12 June 1890 – 31 October 1918) was an Austrian 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. In honour of Egon Schiele’s birthday, BBC Culture asked you to share your favourite works by this twisted and fascinating Austrian artist. The softness in the painting shows Schiele's move away from simple emulation of Klimt's style, as do the large areas of flat colour accented in silver. Schiele’s works were often grotesque, erotic or disturbing. It was created by Egon Schiele in 1909. He was a protégé of Gustav Klimt, who greatly influenced his distinctive style. ‘Portrait of Gerti Schiele’ was created in 1909 by Egon Schiele in Art Nouveau (Modern) style. painting by Egon Schiele (Museum: Museum of Modern Art).
Purchase and partial gift of the Lauder family, 1982, and private collection Egon Schiele (German: [ˈʃiːlə] ( listen); 12 June 1890 – 31 October 1918) was an Austrian painter. Oil, silver, gold-bronze paint, and pencil on canvas. It depicts his younger sister, who frequently sat for Schiele as his model in his formative years. It was passed to MoMA by Ronald Lauder, the founder of the same city's Neue Galerie, and the painting has been hung on loan there for an extended period.
However, Schiele was rapidly developing his own style, and Portrait of Gerti Schiele demonstrates this while retaining clear Klimtian influences. 1909. Our site uses technology that is not supported by your browser, so it may not work correctly. 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 … He was close to Gerti, and to some extent the painting shows a softer and more gentle side than many of his later paintings of young women.In 1909, Schiele's quality was just beginning to be recognised by the public; he had had his first exhibition the previous year. Egon Schiele. Purchase and partial gift of the Lauder family, 1982, and private collection. 3 other works identified Portrait of Gerti Schiele. This suggests maturity and even decay rather than still-blooming youth.Portrait of Gerti Schiele, created on canvas with oil and pencil, together will small amounts of gold and silver, is now owned by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. He was still strongly influenced by Gustav Klimt, and the two men collaborated at times. We have identified these works in the following photos from our exhibition history.
It gives the impression of a two-dimensional representation of a clay or plaster sculpture, with a restrained and dry palette of colours, especially golds and bronzes.
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Find more prominent pieces of portrait at Wikiart.org – best visual art database. Austrian painter Egon Schiele was born on 12 June 1890. Please Portrait of Gerti Schiele. This is one of Schiele's many portraits of his younger sister, Gerti, the artist's favorite model during his early career and the member of his family with whom he was the closest. 2 other works identified
Painting and Sculpture
Oil, silver, gold-bronze paint, and pencil on canvas
Oct 7, 1999–Feb 1, 2000
Schiele was beginning to use a quieter, less elaborate style than that usually favoured by his mentor.