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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.”

Art Modern Eternal Art Is Modern Art

Book:Egon Schiele: love and death

Source: Egon Schiele: love and death

“I believe in the immortality of all creatures.”

Believe Art I Believe Creatures I Believe In Immortality

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“I do not deny that I have made drawings and watercolors of an erotic nature. But they are always works of art. Are there no artists who have done erotic pictures?”

Art Made Done Artist Deny Drawing Works Of Art Erotic Watercolors

Book:Egon Shiele: 1890-1918 : [Institute of Contemporary Art Exhibition]

Source: Egon Shiele: 1890-1918 : [Institute of Contemporary Art Exhibition]

“I shall go so far that people will be seized with terror at the sight of each of my works of 'living' art.”

People Art Sight Terror

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“No erotic work of art is filth if it is artistically significant; it is only turned into filth through the beholder if he is filthy.”

Ifs Art Art Is Significant Works Of Art Erotic Filthy Filth Beholder

Author:Egon Schiele

About the Author

Born: June 12, 1890
Died: October 31, 1918
Known for: Painter
Quotes: 17

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