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Egon Schiele
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- Egon Schiele
- Kauernden Männlichen Akt (Crouching Male Nude)
- Signed Egon Schiele and dated 1918 (lower right)
- Black crayon on paper
- 11 5/8 by 18 1/8 in.
- 29.5 by 46 cm
Provenance
Galerie Würthle, Vienna
Acquired from the above in the 1980s and thence by descent
Acquired from the above in the 1980s and thence by descent
Condition
The work is in very good condtion. Executed on buff-colored paper. The sheet is a little time-darkened with vertical creases running along the extreme left and right edges. There is a loss at the extreme top right corner of the sheet which does not interfere with the composition in any way. There is also a couple minor 1/4-inch tear along the extreme outer edges at top right and bottom right, as well as another tiny loss along the top edge toward the left corner. Again, these tears do not interfere with the composition. A couple small pieces of tape remain attached to the verso of the sheet from a previous mounting.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Writing about Schiele's depictions of the male nude, Simon Wilson has observed: "Schiele's mature art presents us with an image of a man, free-floating, seen from strange and unusual angles and in strange an unusual postures, that is quite new in the long history the human image in Western art. He developed in other works a completely fresh view of man in art—an extraordinary achievement. But that is not all: Schiele's image of man is of unprecedented and remarkable completeness. He depicts [men] as the sexual being [they] are in a way no other great artist had ever done before, and at the same time gives full and equal value to the metaphysical and the psychological" (Simon Wilson, Egon Schiele, Ithaca, 1980, p. 18).