Self-portrait

Date: 1911
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Wien Museum Karlsplatz, Vienna, Austria

The painting is a stylized portrait of a person with a strong facial expression. The painting style is expressive with the use of strong brushstrokes and distorted proportions. The figure has his hand outstretched towards the viewer, and appears to be the centre of an emotional scene. The colors are mostly earthy and warm, with an emphasis on brown and orange hues. Indeterminate objects, perhaps flowers or other objects, can be discerned in the background.

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Schiele painted picture Self-portrait in 1911. Prevailing color of this fine art print is brown and its shape is landscape. This art piece is located in Wien Museum Karlsplatz, Vienna, Austria. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Egon Schiele (1890-1918). Unconventional Viennese artist representing a significant milestone Viennese painting. He quickly broke away from the German movement of new art (Jugendstil) and began to paint in his typical style, with agonizing existential passion for the human body. He painted openly with reference to human sexuality (the images fit into the era when Freud was formulating his theories). Schiele’s paintings are dark, aggressive, and unusual. However, they are thoughtful, excite emotions, and comprise of fascinating drawing and composition. Schiele was tortured by existence, sexuality and the realities of life. His fame grew during his life, although it was very short: after World War I, his wife and child died to typhoid fever and Schiele died after a short time himself.