Poldi

• Egon Schiele (1890–1918)
• 1914
• Pencil on paper
• Leopold Museum, Vienna

There are a number of known drawings of this model named Poldi. The careful and detailed depiction of her face here is one of the most brilliant examples of Schiele’s masterful draftsmanship. The clarity of the lines on her face in unsurpassed. Schiele has superbly captured Poldi’s expression and the model’s strain of having to maintain a specific pose for a long time. Every detail has been omitted except the outline of this seated figure.