Egon Schiele / Gerti Schiele in a Plaid Garment / about 1908

Egon Schiele
Gerti Schiele in a Plaid Garment
about 1908 - 1909
View Larger Image

View Full Catalog Record Below

This image is one of over 108,000 from the AMICA Library (formerly The Art Museum Image Consortium Library- The AMICO Library™), a growing online collection of high-quality, digital art images from over 20 museums around the world. www.davidrumsey.com/amica offers subscriptions to this collection, the finest art image database available on the internet. EVERY image has full curatorial text and can be studied in depth by zooming into the smallest details from within the Image Workspace.

Preview the AMICA Library™ Public Collection in Luna Browser Now

Cultures and time periods represented range from contemporary art, to ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian works.
Types of works include paintings, drawings, watercolors, sculptures, costumes, jewelry, furniture, prints, photographs, textiles, decorative art, books and manuscripts.

Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com .

Creator Name: Schiele, Egon
Creator Nationality: European; Central European; Austrian
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1890 - 1918
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Egon Schiele
Title: Gerti Schiele in a Plaid Garment
View: front
Creation Start Date: 1908
Creation End Date: 1909
Creation Date: about 1908 - 1909
Object Type: Drawings and Watercolors
Materials and Techniques: charcoal and tempera on brown wove paper
Dimensions: H.52-3/8 x W.20-5/8 in.
Inscriptions: INITIAL
AMICA Contributor: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 69.7
Credit Line: The John R. Van Derlip Fund and Gift of Dr. Otto Kallir
Rights: http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html
Context:

Schiele's drawing of his sister, Gerti, is a striking example of the decadent eroticism that infused art in Vienna at the turn of the century. Most likely originally conceived as a study for a stained-glass window, it is related in its provocative nudity and flat, decorative patterning to Viennese Jugendstil and the paintings of Gustav Klimt, which influenced Schiele's own work until 1909. The claw-like hands and emaciated body lend the teen-aged Gerti an air of decadence, corresponding to popular depictions of the Biblical temptresses Judith and Salomé. Although surrounded in a distinct air of impropriety, this drawing testifies to the artist's confident mastery of line and his sensitive gift for portraiture.

AMICA ID: MIA_.69.7
Component Measured: overall
AMICA Library Year: 1998
Media Metadata Rights: ?The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder.