Table of Contents

1. The Beautiful Danube: Born in Tulln on the Danube, Egon Schiele decides to become a painter. Having earned his diploma at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, he meets Gustav Klimt • 2. Me, Me, Me: From 1910 on, one of Schiele’s recurrent motifs is the self-portrait, and he devotes himself to a ‘pantomime of the self’ that is unique of its kind • 3. From Paradise to Prison: Schiele produces a number of erotic drawings, and at the same time paints symbolic compositions on the theme of death • 4. Resurrection: The artist paints large allegorical canvases such as Hermits, where he shows himself with Klimt, and Cardinal and Nun, a satirical vision of the sins of the flesh 5. A Recognized Artist: No longer the ‘terror of the bourgeois’, by the time of his death Schiele is a pillar of artistic life in Vienna

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An introduction to the life and art of Egon Schiele, beautifully illustrated and supported by contemporary documents

About the Author

Jean-Louis Gaillemin is an art historian at the University of Paris IV-Sorbonne. A journalist and co-founder of Beaux Arts magazine, he has contributed to numerous international magazines, including World of Interiors and Architectural Digest.