Standing Nude, Facing Right
1918
Egon Schiele’s raw, nervous energy is on full display in this 1918 sketch of a nude woman stretching her arms above her head. Created just months before the artist’s tragic death from the Spanish flu at age 28, the drawing captures his signature Expressionist style—jagged, unapologetic lines that strip away idealized beauty to reveal something much more human and vulnerable. Schiele was notorious for pushing boundaries with his erotic and often uncomfortable figures, and this piece is a perfect example of his ability to make a simple contour line feel like a live wire.
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