Egon Schiele - “Seated woman with purple stockings

Egon Schiele: “Seated woman with purple stockings, 1917”. Signed and dated in the plate. Authorized offset lithograph, printed on premium pearl matte satin paper with high color intensity. Condition: the work is in excellent condition. Egon Schiele was an important 20th-century Austrian figurative painter. He produced a wealth of vivid paintings and drawings, the vast majority depicting the female nude. A protégé of Gustav Klimt, Schiele became known for his raw psychological intensity and daring depictions of the human form. His work broke with the ornamental sensuality of the Vienna Secession and introduced a radical honesty that explored vulnerability, sexuality, and the complexity of human emotions. Schiele's distinctive style is characterized by expressive line work, distorted anatomy, and a striking use of color and space. His portraits and nudes, often confrontational in their gaze and pose, reveal an uninhibited exploration of desire and identity. The artist's ability to capture both physical tension and psychological depth sets him apart from his contemporaries and establishes him as a central figure in the transition from Symbolism to Expressionism. Today, Schiele's works are among the most sought-after on the art market. Original drawings and paintings regularly fetch prices of several million dollars at major auction houses. Paintings such as Houses with Colorful Laundry (1914) have sold for more than 40 million dollars, while his expressive figure drawings are highly prized by collectors around the world. It has never been framed and has been stored in a dark archive between protective acid-free paper. The photos shown are part of the description. This artwork will be carefully and securely packaged and shipped in protective acid-free paper. Shipping to the Canary Islands is not possible. Some artists of comparable importance, such as Basquiat, Picasso, Hockney, Lichtenstein, Sorolla, Banksy, Brainwash, Miró, Nara, Soulages, Lagasse, Ramos, Rothko, Lautrec, Matisse, Modigliani, Hirst, Chagall, Koons, Haring, Indiana, Mondriaan, Groening, Richter, Monroe, Kusama, Murakami, Testa, Villemot, Oldenburg, Ripolles, Wesselmann, Magritte, Jenk, Orlinski, Wille, Rizzi, Manara, Thiebaud, Herrera, Laurent, Klein, Coa, Dior, Vuitton, Kaws, Valentino, Cappello, Kandinsky, Warhol, Buffa, Tura, Castle, Ponti, Knoll, Le Corbusier, Robert, Johns, Starck, Breuer, Nelson, Mogensen, Ponti, Bertoia, Urquiola, Chillida, Magistretti, Gauguin, visual art, vintage design, Rolex, Patek Philippe, Cartier, Lego, Pokémon, Star Wars, Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Botero, Katz, Braque, among others.

Estimate:£125.14

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