Detail View: The AMICA Library: Gerti Schiele in a Plaid Garment
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.69.7
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Drawings and Watercolors
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Creator Name:
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Schiele, Egon
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Central European; Austrian
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1890 - 1918
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Egon Schiele
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Title:
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Gerti Schiele in a Plaid Garment
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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about 1908 - 1909
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Creation Start Date:
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1908
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Creation End Date:
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1909
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Materials and Techniques:
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charcoal and tempera on brown wove paper
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Dimensions:
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H.52-3/8 x W.20-5/8 in.
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Component Measured:
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overall
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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69.7
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Credit Line:
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The John R. Van Derlip Fund and Gift of Dr. Otto Kallir
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Inscriptions:
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INITIAL
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Rights:
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Context:
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Schiele's drawing of his sister, Gerti, is a striking example of the decadent eroticism that infused art in Vienna at the turn of the century. Most likely originally conceived as a study for a stained-glass window, it is related in its provocative nudity and flat, decorative patterning to Viennese Jugendstil and the paintings of Gustav Klimt, which influenced Schiele's own work until 1909. The claw-like hands and emaciated body lend the teen-aged Gerti an air of decadence, corresponding to popular depictions of the Biblical temptresses Judith and Salomé. Although surrounded in a distinct air of impropriety, this drawing testifies to the artist's confident mastery of line and his sensitive gift for portraiture. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.1325c.tif
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