Art History
Egon Schiele
Mar 6, 2023
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8 minutes read
Egon Schiele was one of the key figures of Austrian Expressionism with his distinctive graphic style, embrace of figural deformation, and rejection of conventional standards of beauty. His self-portraits and portraits of others are among the most outstanding works of the 20th century.
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Chicago Museum Retains Contested Schiele Artwork After Legal Ruling
Mar 5, 2024
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The Art Institute of Chicago has provisionally won a legal dispute, retaining the Egon Schiele painting "Russian War Prisoner" against claims from heirs of Fritz Grünbaum, a victim of Nazi theft. Judge John G. Koeltl's decision supports the museum, dismissing allegations of unlawful possession amid ongoing legal challenges.
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After more than 90 years, an Egon Schiele painting of his uncle has been rediscovered
May 6, 2022
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The portrait, which was last seen in 1930, will be displayed in Vienna and will also be part of a collection of non-fungible tokens.
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Egon Schiele Works Are Returned to the Heirs of a Jewish Art Collector Following a New York Investigation
Sep 21, 2023
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4 minutes read
The heirs of a Jewish art patron who died in a concentration camp in 1941 recently received seven Egon Schiele pieces that were just returned to them by the Manhattan District Attorney's office...
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Egon Schiele's self-portraits: a figurative biography
Oct 19, 2022
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8 minutes read
Schiele's work fine-tuned an expressive approach marked by contorted figures and "sharp" brushstrokes that, extremely charged with emotional energy, still represent a powerful symbol of psychological, emotional and sexual expression...
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Egon Schiele's artworks, suspected of having been looted during the Nazi era, have been confiscated from museums across the United States
Sep 15, 2023
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3 minutes read
The Manhattan District Attorney's office has directed the impounding of artworks held at the Art Institute of Chicago, Carnegie Museums, and Allen Memorial Art Museum...