Vienna 1900, The Dreaming Artists

Theme

Radical Lines:The Artistic World of a Young Genius

Sub-theme

Egon Schiele Self-Identity and Crisis as an Artist Mother and Child: The Absence of Ideal Motherhood Black Landscapes of Loss and Isolation Nude Drawings by Klimt and Schiele From Anxiety to Stability: The Changing Nude

Object

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Self-Portrait (Bust)

  • Egon Schiele (1890–1918)
  • Recast: Fritz Wotruba (1907–1975)
  • Design: c. 1917/recast in 1965
  • Cast stone
  • Leopold Museum, Vienna

This is a unique example of Egon Schiele’s self-portrait as a sculpture. His thick hair is combed backwards, with his head slightly tilted back to look into a distance. Schiele had interest in sculptures and was often inspired by works of sculptors including Auguste Rodin. He has left no direct reference to this work, first made in 1917. The present bronze cast was made in 1965 in an edition of seven.

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