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1914

Green stockings

author

Egon Schiele

description

Mediums: watercolor, paper.
Location: private collection.

Women in erotic poses and stockings of various colors were one of Schiele’s favorite themes. Among his models was even his wife’s sister, whom he depicted in lilac stockings. However, his models were mostly poor girls who wanted to earn some money.