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Leopold Czihaczek, auf rotem Sofa sitzend
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EGON SCHIELE (1890-1918)
Leopold Czihaczek, auf rotem Sofa sitzend
signed and dated ‘1906. SCHIELE' (lower right) and inscribed ‘SKIZZE ZU EINEN PORTRÄT.’ (along the lower edge)
oil on canvas laid down on board
15 7⁄8 x 20 ¼ in. (40.3 x 51.3 cm.)
Painted circa 1906
Leopold Czihaczek, auf rotem Sofa sitzend
signed and dated ‘1906. SCHIELE' (lower right) and inscribed ‘SKIZZE ZU EINEN PORTRÄT.’ (along the lower edge)
oil on canvas laid down on board
15 7⁄8 x 20 ¼ in. (40.3 x 51.3 cm.)
Painted circa 1906
Provenance
Galerie 6, Vienna.
Galerie Gunzenhauser, Munich.
Private collection, Munich, by 1973.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby’s, London, 2 December 1987, lot 202.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Galerie Gunzenhauser, Munich.
Private collection, Munich, by 1973.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby’s, London, 2 December 1987, lot 202.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
R. Leopold, Egon Schiele, Paintings, Watercolours, Drawings, London, 1973, no. 5, p. 518 (illustrated; dated '1906').
C. M. Nebehay (ed.), Egon Schiele, Leben, Briefe, Gedichte, Salzburg & Vienna, 1979, p. 515 (illustrated fig. 159; dated '1906').
G. Malafarina, L'Opera di Schiele, Milan, 1982, no. 4, p. 78 (illustrated; dated '1906').
J. Kallir, Egon Schiele, The Complete Works, London, 1998, no. 3, p. 266 (illustrated).
C. M. Nebehay (ed.), Egon Schiele, Leben, Briefe, Gedichte, Salzburg & Vienna, 1979, p. 515 (illustrated fig. 159; dated '1906').
G. Malafarina, L'Opera di Schiele, Milan, 1982, no. 4, p. 78 (illustrated; dated '1906').
J. Kallir, Egon Schiele, The Complete Works, London, 1998, no. 3, p. 266 (illustrated).
Further details
Jane Kallir has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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