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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Stein on the Danube II

  • Egon Schiele (1890–1918)
  • 1913
  • Oil on canvas
  • Leopold Museum, Vienna

This view looks down at the Danube from a hill rising behind the riverside town of Stein on the Danube. Schiele was strongly inspired by historic view. He has combined the distinctive nature and buildings of this town with its particular atmosphere to create his own Expressionist style. While he was well acquainted with the local topography, he selected and rearranged the buildings as if creating a collage to paint his own view, different from the real one.

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