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Egon Schiele: sketches and drawings

Line, houses and Krumau · 1890–1918

Egon Schiele (1890–1918): line, houses and krumau. SketchMap Atlas shows 2 sketches by Egon Schiele on the world map, each placed where it was drawn.

Austrian expressionist painter and draughtsman, a protégé of Gustav Klimt. He is known for angular, nervous line, and also drew the houses and streets of Krumau (today Český Krumlov), his mother's home town in Bohemia. He died of the Spanish flu in 1918 aged twenty-eight.

Sketches by Egon Schiele and where they were drawn

Row of Houses, Krumau — Egon Schiele, 1914

Street Corner, Krumau — Egon Schiele, 1916

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Where did Egon Schiele draw each work?

Row of Houses, Krumau (1914): drawn at Český Krumlov. Details
Street Corner, Krumau (1916): drawn at Český Krumlov. Details

About the works

Row of Houses, Krumau, 1914. The roofs of Český Krumlov in a light outline, the hometown of Schiele’s mother. Source · Public domain
Street Corner, Krumau, 1916. A house corner in Český Krumlov, which Schiele drew again and again, in a swift pencil line. Source · Public domain

Quick answers

Who was Egon Schiele?

Austrian expressionist painter and draughtsman, a protégé of Gustav Klimt.

Where did Egon Schiele draw?

Český Krumlov. Every sketch is shown on the map at the place where it was made.

What techniques did Egon Schiele use?

The works on SketchMap Atlas are drawing.

Can I use the sketches by Egon Schiele?

The works shown here are marked “Public domain” and come from Wikimedia Commons. Check the source link of each work for the exact terms.

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