Schiele

(Basic Art series). Egon Schiele (1890-1913) is the fin de Siecle painter who had the lost long-lasting influence on the Vienna art scene after the great era of Klimt came to a close. Schiele questioned the aesthetic orientation to the beautiful surface of the Viennese Art Nouveau; his expressive nudes and self-portraits proved to be quite contentious to the extent that he was even jailed for a brief period. With a detailed chronological survey of Schiele’s art and life. Approximately 100 illustrations. 96p.