Houses in Krumau
1918
Egon Schiele sketched these looming, slightly crooked houses in Krumau (now Český Krumlov) in 1918, the very year he died at just 28. Known for his intense Expressionist style, Schiele often distorted architecture to make it feel alive and almost anxious, giving the buildings a jagged, nervous energy. You can see a humble cart parked in the corner, grounding the scene in everyday life. Krumau was his mother's hometown, a place he returned to for inspiration, capturing its quiet streets with his signature sharp lines just months before his tragic death from the Spanish flu.
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