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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Woman with Child in Her Arm

  • Egon Schiele (1890–1918)
  • 1912
  • Pencil on paper
  • Leopold Museum, Vienna

This drawing reveals Schiele’s ideal of a mother and the intimate relationship between a mother and her child. The overall drawing is simple, but the facial features are detailed with special attention to the mother’s hand holding the child, representing Schiele’s expectations for a mother as a caregiver and protector of her child.

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