Egon Schiele

About the Artist

Egon Schiele was born in Austria in 1890 and died in 1918, an Expressionist painter. Active mainly in Vienna, he drew attention for work addressing intense emotion and sexual themes. Schiele's artistic world is marked by twisted body forms and expressive lines, with self-portraits and nudes standing out in particular. Influenced by Gustav Klimt, he is recognized as an early pioneer of Expressionism. His work remains in art history for the powerful way it reveals emotion and identity.