egon schiele

schiele on his death bed by martha fein, 1918

schiele, 1915

schiele, self-portrait

the hermits (self portrait with gustav klimt), 1912

the artist's wife

woman in red stockings, 1913

scornful woman, 1910

standing nude with orange drapery, 1914

lovers, 1914

egon schiele (june 12, 1890 - october 31, 1918) one of my favorite artists, born today.

in a letter to his mother (whom he disliked) he wrote:

all beautiful and noble qualites have been united in me....i shall be the fruit which will leave eternal vitality behind even after its decay. how great must be your joy, therefore, to have given birth to me.