About Egon Schiele

Egon Schiele (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.

Schiele's work is noted for its intensity, and the many self-portraits the artist produced. The twisted body shapes and the expressive line that characterize Schiele's paintings and drawings mark the artist as an early exponent of Expressionism, although still strongly associated with the art nouveau movement (Jugendstil).

The most important collection of Schiele's work is housed in the Leopold Museum, Vienna.

I like the work of this painter as the portraits he drew have special attraction power for me. And I notice that one of the Japanese caricaturist draws picture like him so much, so I think the caricaturist was inspired by Egon.

Picture down here is by 荒木 飛呂彦（あらき ひろひこ、1960年6月7日 - ）Alaki Heloheko