Nude Couple
1911
Egon Schiele was the ultimate rebel of Austrian Expressionism, twisting the human form into raw, jagged lines that practically vibrate with anxiety. Here, he depicts a tangled couple in 1911, using fleshy pinks and a shock of deep red hair against a stark black shadow. Schiele was actually arrested for public indecency because of his erotic art, yet this piece feels surprisingly vulnerable rather than just scandalous. The signature 'S 11.' dates it to a wild period in his life, just a few years before he died tragically young in the 1918 flu pandemic.
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