Egon Schiele (1890-1918)

Verankerte Boote mit Hauswand im Hintergrund

Details
Egon Schiele (1890-1918)
Schiele, E.
Verankerte Boote mit Hauswand im Hintergrund
signed and dated 'Schiele 08' (lower left)
oil on board
4.7/8 x 7 in. (12.5 x 17.8 cm.)
Painted in 1908
Provenance
Hugo Schwarz, Salzburg.
Literature
O. Kallir, Egon Schiele, Oeuvre Catalogue of the Paintings, New York, 1966, p. 166, no. 72 (illustrated, p. 167; as Verankerte Boote).
R. Leopold, Egon Schiele: Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, London, 1972, p. 535, no. 97 (illustrated).
G. Malafarina, L'Opera di Egon Schiele, Milan, 1982, p. 85, no. 99 (illustrated; as Natanti alla fonda con case nello sfondo).
J. Kallir, Egon Schiele: The Complete Works, New York, 1990, pp. 282-283, no. 117 (illustrated, p. 282).

Lot Essay

The present painting is one of a number of works which Schiele executed in 1908 of the harbor area of Trieste while on holiday with his sister Gertrude.

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