Lot Essay
Jane Kallir has confirmed the authenticity of this drawing and has assigned it the number D2455a in her archives.
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PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED EUROPEAN GENTLEMAN
Egon Schiele (1890-1918)
Portrait of August Lederer
Details
Egon Schiele (1890-1918)
Portrait of August Lederer
signed and dated 'Egon Schiele 1918' (lower left)
charcoal on paper
18¼ x 11 5/8 in. (46.4 x 29.2 cm.)
Drawn in 1918
Portrait of August Lederer
signed and dated 'Egon Schiele 1918' (lower left)
charcoal on paper
18¼ x 11 5/8 in. (46.4 x 29.2 cm.)
Drawn in 1918
Provenance
August Lederer, Vienna, acquired directly from the artist.
Erich Lederer, Vienna & Geneva, by descent from the above.
Elisabeth Lederer, Geneva, by descent from the above.
Private collection, New York, by whom acquired in 1999.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Erich Lederer, Vienna & Geneva, by descent from the above.
Elisabeth Lederer, Geneva, by descent from the above.
Private collection, New York, by whom acquired in 1999.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
A. Husselein-Arco & J. Kallir, Egon Schiele, self-portraits and portraits, Munich & New York, 2011, no. 89, p. 201.
Exhibited
New York, Neue Galerie, New Worlds, German and Austrian Art 1890-1940, November 2001 - February 2002 & June - September 2002.
New York, Neue Galerie, Egon Schiele, The Ronald S. Lauder & Serge Sabarsky Collections, October 2005 - February 2006, no. D158, p. 316 (illustrated).
New York, Neue Galerie, Egon Schiele, The Ronald S. Lauder & Serge Sabarsky Collections, October 2005 - February 2006, no. D158, p. 316 (illustrated).
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