Kirche zu Klosterneuburg

Details

Egon Schiele (1890-1918)
Kirche zu Klosterneuburg
signed and dated '2.XI.05.SCHIELE' (lower right)
watercolour and Spritztechnik on paper
8¼ x 5¼ in. (21.1 x 13.5 cm.)
Executed on 2 November 1905

Provenance

Professor Ludwig Karl Strauch, Klosterneuburg, by whom acquired directly from the artist, and thence by descent; sale, Sotheby's, London, 26 February 1986, lot 85.
Acquired at the above sale by the previous owner; sale, Christie's, London, 8 February 2007, lot 538.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Literature

J. Kallir, Egon Schiele, The Complete Works, New York, 1998, no. D. 47 (illustrated p. 352).

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Lot Essay

This drawing relates to another gouache by Schiele dated circa 1905, and entitled View from the Drawing Classroom, Klosterneuburg (Kallir D.49). Schiele studied at the school of Klosterneuburg under Professor L.K. Strauch, who recognised the young artist's skills and encouraged him to pursue his studies in Vienna. In 1906, Schiele departed from Klosterneuburg and arrived in Vienna, where he had been accepted at the Academy.

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