Abstracted Gable behind a Fence
1918
Egon Schiele, famous for his raw and emotional portraits, took a surprising turn toward abstraction in 1918 with this striking landscape. A massive, stark-white triangular roof slices through a blazing orange sky, sitting behind a rhythmic fence of deep blue stripes. Created just months before his tragic death from the Spanish flu at age 28, this piece shows the Austrian Expressionist stripping away unnecessary details to capture the raw, geometric essence of the countryside. It’s a bold, almost modern-looking snapshot that proves Schiele was much more than just a painter of twisted figures.