Haystacks Egon Schiele

• An insight into the creative process of the young artist • With minimal means, Schiele creates an atmospheric scene • In 1914, Schiele was at the height of his success In the upper part of the sheet, a row of sketchily rendered hay huts stretches across the picture. That is all that Schiele, through his signature and the date, declares to have been accomplished on this sheet in 1914. Here, a young artist is not merely attempting to capture his world quickly; rather, he is creating an atmosphere using just a few elements. The huts have not been haphazardly thrown onto the top of the paper; rather, the empty space is a realm of possibility, and a scene takes shape in the viewer’s imagination. A late summer’s day; the harvest will soon be gathered in; the haystacks await their task. Here, Schiele skilfully demonstrates why we hold him in such high regard; he reduces the scene to such an extent that its message and essence are conveyed, whilst at the same time, due to the degree of abstraction, it calls upon the viewer’s imagination. | 1890 Tulln/Donau - Wien 1918 | Moderne Kunst | Arbeiten auf Papier | Nummer: 25x2612 | Provenance: Nachlass des Künstlers, verso mit dem Stempel und der handschriftlichen Nummer "408."; Sammlung Otto Benesch (1896 – 1964), Wien/Cambridge (USA)/New York, verso handschriftlich bezeichnet; Sammlung/Nachlass Serge Sabarsky, New York, spätestens 1991 erworben; Sammlung/Stiftung Vally Sabarsky, New York.

Estimation:40.000€

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