Egon Schiele
Handzeichnungen
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March 26, 05:07 PM GMT
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After Egon Schiele
1890 - 1918
Handzeichnungen
the complete portfolio, comprising 15 collotypes (four printed in colours) on wove paper, tipped on to charcoal-grey paper (as issued), with the title-page, table of contents and justification
each print (approx.): 472 by 318 mm. 18½ by 12½ in.
each support sheet (approx.): 590 by 412 mm. 23⅛ by 16⅛ in.
Executed in 1920; this set is a proof aside from the total edition of 510 dedicated on the justification to Herrn Robert Rieger, printed by Max Jaffé at the Society for the Graphic Industry, published by Verlag Ed. Strache, Wien–Prague–Leipzig.
(15 prints)
A gift from Dr. Robert Rieger to his physician, circa 1980
Thence by descent to the present owners
Two years after Egon Schiele’s death, the Handzeichnungen portfolio was published to celebrate an impressive selection of expressive portraits the artist created from 1910-18. Seven of the drawings which inspired this series of collotypes were from the collection of Dr. Heinrich Rieger, the renowned Austrian art patron who championed the young artist’s career. The present portfolio was printed aside from the total edition of 510 and dedicated to Dr. Rieger’s son, Robert.
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