EGON SCHIELE; Drawings and Watercolors / Jane Kallir / Edited by Ivan Vartanian / With over 300 color illustrations
London: Thames & Hudson, 2003. Egon Schiele. First British Edition. Glossy pictorial boards. Tall 8vo, glossy pictorial cloth with semi-nude woman by Egon Schiele, image repeated on dust jacket (unclipped) now protected by archival polyester sleeve, profusely illustrated with >300 color reproductions of Schiele's artwork (as well as some by his peers), pictorial endpapers with Schiele' landscape, 493 pages + [1] Colophon. Weight: 2 lbs. 15 oz. Fine / Fine. Item #6604
ISBN: 0500511160
Egon Schiele (1890 – 1918) was an Austrian painter. A protégé of Gustav Klimt, Schiele was a major figurative and Expressionist painter of the early 20th century. His work is noted for its intensity, grotesque qualities, nudes and its frequent raw sexuality.
SUPERIOR CONDITION: Tight, bright, clean copy without annotations. Barely detectible edgewear to dj (unclipped). Previous ownership stamp on blank page facing the title page. No remainder marks.
Price: $40.00