Schwein von hinten
1918
Known for his raw, angular portraits of the human form, Egon Schiele surprisingly turned his gaze to the animal kingdom in 1918 with this delightfully cheeky pig. The bold, trembling black outlines and the flat, fiery orange background scream classic Expressionism, a style he usually used to convey deep psychological angst. Here, however, the focus is purely on a curly tail and a round, wobbly bottom. It stands as a whimsical, almost humorous footnote in the career of an artist who died tragically young later that same year.
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