Kirche zu Klosterneuburg

Details

Egon Schiele (1890-1918)
Kirche zu Klosterneuburg
signed and dated '2.XI.05.SCHIELE' (lower right)
watercolour and Spritztechnik on paper
8¼ x 5¼ in. (21.1 x 13.5 cm.)
Executed on 2 November 1905

Provenance

Professor Ludwig Karl Strauch, Klosterneuburg, by whom acquired directly from the artist, and thence by descent; sale, Sotheby's, London, 26 February 1986, lot 85.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Literature

J. Kallir, Egon Schiele: The Complete Works, New York, 1998, no. D.47 (illustrated p. 352).

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium

Lot Essay

This drawing can be related to another gouache by Schiele dated circa 1905 (Kallir D.49), entitled View from the Drawing Classroom, Klosterneuburg. Schiele studied at the school of Klosterneuburg under Professor L.K. Strauch, who recognised the young artist's skills and encouraged him to pursue his studies in Vienna. In 1906, Schiele departed from Klosterneuburg and arrived in Vienna, where he had been accepted at the Academy.

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