Author: Allesandra Comini
Title: Schiele in prison
Description: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 9780500231999 Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages; short tear and rubbing to jacket at head of spine, some shallow scratches to rear. In April of 1912, twenty-one-year old Austrian artist Egon Schiele (1890–1918), known for his frank depictions of erotica as well as his Expressionist portraits, was arrested and imprisoned in a basement cell in the rural town of Neulengbach, some twenty miles from Vienna. This book presents an English translation of the artist’s extraordinary prison diary, a biographical chronology, and two essays, one concerning Schiele’s cultural context, and the other, an enlightening analysis of the pungent artworks created in prison.Colour and B&W photos. 112 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Art & Design; ISBN/EAN: 9780500231999. Inventory No: dscf11801.

Keywords: BZDB229 Art & Design; Schiele in prison Allesandra Comini


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