Dancer with Red-White Skirt
1918
Created just months before his tragic death from the Spanish flu in 1918, this vibrant sketch shows Egon Schiele experimenting with bold geometry and striking color. The dancer's body is reduced to sharp, angular lines and a triangular skirt slashed with thick red stripes, all set against a beautifully cracked, emerald-green background. It’s a fascinating glimpse into how the Austrian Expressionist was moving away from his signature twisted, angsty figures toward a more abstract, almost cubist style right at the very end of his short, brilliant life.
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