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1918

Family

author

Egon Schiele

description

Mediums: oil, canvas.
Dimensions: 152 x 162,5 сm.
Location: Belvedere Gallery, Vienna, Austria.

This is a portrait of Egon Schiele himself, his wife Edith and their unborn child. However, some model and a nephew of the artist posed for him for this painting. Edith died from a serious illness, being 6 months pregnant. Soon the artist himself died, not having experienced the real joy of family life.