{"product_id":"egon-schiele-3","title":"Egon Schiele","description":"Egon Schiele (1890 - 1918) is nowadays regarded as  one of the leading pioneers of Modernism in  Austria. Although he already enjoyed some success  during his lifetime and came to be considered  Austria's greatest artist following his death, his  outstanding impo rtance for art was recognized only  in the early 1950s. Rudolf Leopold, the early collector of Schiele who  first became interested in Schiele in the 1950s, has  been instrumental in raising the international  profile of Egon Schiele. Today, his art treasures are  housed in the Leopold Museum in Vienna, which  holds the world's largest and most outstanding  collection of works by Schiele. Diethard Leopold,  the collector's son and author of this volume,  naturally grew up with Schiele's works, developing  a special affinity and familiarity with the artist and  his works.  In this monograph he examines the life  of the painter, who died prematurely at the age of  28, and based on major works from every one of  his creative periods he presents an artist who  captivates the viewer with emotional subjects and  technical ingenuity al ike. In the archive section of  this volume, special finds from the rich trove of  documents he left behind show the copious talent  of Egon Schiele who not only excelled as a painter  and graphic artist, but also awaits discovery for his  expressionist poetry.","brand":"Hirmer Verlag GmbH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42665317793828,"sku":"9783777428529","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/9734\/0196\/files\/9783777428529.jpg?v=1775085636","url":"https:\/\/thamesandhudson.com.au\/products\/egon-schiele-3","provider":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}