No. 290: Portrait of a Lady
1910
Egon Schiele gives us a glimpse of a mysterious woman in this 1910 sketch, where her heavily made-up face and enormous dark hat command all the attention. While her striking eyes and red lips are fully colored in, her body is just a whisper of sketchy lines, fading away into the blank paper. It's a perfect example of Schiele's expressionist style—intense, a bit unsettling, and leaving just enough to the imagination to keep you staring.
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