Mourning Woman
1912 · Oil on canvas
Dimensions 42.5 × 34 cm
Collection: Art Whisperer
The Mourning Woman was modeled by Schiele's lover and companion Wally Neuzil whom he often painted. The woman's painful expression gazes toward the viewer as a spectre of a man, perhaps Schiele himself looms just behind her.
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About this artwork
Mourning Woman (1912) by Egon Schiele, oil on canvas, from the Art Whisperer collection.
About Egon Schiele
Egon Schiele (German:12 June 1890 – 31 October 1918) was an Austrian painter. A protégé of Gustav Klimt, Schiele was a major figurative painter of the early 20th century. His work is noted for its intensity and its raw sexuality, and the many self-portraits the artist produced, including naked self-portraits.
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