Egon Schiele was an Austrian painter known for his emotionally charged portraits and nudes. His work is characterized by its bold lines, dramatic poses, and intense expression. Schiele's brief but influential career was marked by his exploration of modernism and his close association with the Vienna Secession.
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“Art cannot be modern. Art is primordially eternal.”
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“Everything is dead while it lives.”
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“To restrict the artist is a crime. It is to murder germinating life”
“I don't know whether there is anyone else at all who remembers my noble father with such sadness”
“I am so rich that I must give myself away.”
Source: Egon Schiele 1890-1918: The Midnight Soul of the Artist