Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Egon Schiele
Born: June 12, 1890
Died: October 31, 1918 (aged 28)
Bio: Egon Schiele was an Austrian painter. A protégé of Gustav Klimt, Schiele was a major figurative painter of the early 20th century. His work is noted for its intensity and its raw sexuality, and the many self-portraits the artist produced, including naked self-portraits.
Known for:
- Portrait of Wally (1912)
- Seated Woman with Bent Knee (1917)
- Portrait of Gerti Schiele (1909)
- House with Shingles (1915)
- Death and the Maiden (1915)