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Postcard from Egon Schiele to Carl Reininghaus, 4th Jul. 1916

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Leopold Museum,
Vienna
recto: Pencil on cardboard, verso: Print, pencil on cardboard
9×13.9 cm

Artists

  • Egon Schiele

    (Tulln 1890–1918 Vienna)

  • Carl Reininghaus

    (Graz 1857–1929 Vienna)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment

Translation of the Transcription:

4th July 1916. – Dear Mr. Reininghaus – I should very much like to see you again and to enjoy some art with you– How are you? – I have been commandeered here on 3rd May [!] and have been doing my duty in the provisions office of the Imperial-Royal Officers’ Station for Prisoners of War in Mühling bei Wieselburg N.Ö. [Lower Austria] – The landscape here is very beautiful – there are forests and mountains nearby, including the Ötscher – my wife is here, too – How about you coming over to spend a few days in nature here? – I can recommend Scheibbs highly to you. – Best regards,

EGON
SCHIELE
1916

One-year volunteer corporal EGON
SCHIELE – Imperial-Royal Officers’ Station for Prisoners of War
in Mühling bei Wieselburg
N.Ö.

[Address block:]
Mr.
Carl Reininghaus
Vienna I.
Stubenring 6.

Object data

Artist/author
  • Sender: Egon Schiele
  • Recipient: Carl Reininghaus
Title
Postcard from Egon Schiele to Carl Reininghaus
Date
4th Jul. 1916
Category
Autograph
Material​/technique
recto: Pencil on cardboard, verso: Print, pencil on cardboard
Dimensions
9×13.9 cm
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 7434
Inventory access
Accession 2023
Catalogue raisonne
  • ESDA ID 1121
Keywords
autographpostcardpostcard, picture-postcardpaperwriting/lettersCarl ReininghausEgon Schielewarfare/military affairs
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Provenance

Provenance research
Leopold Museum i

Auktion: 28.03.1995, Wiener Kunstauktionen, Los Nr. 232; (1)
Dr. Rudolf Leopold, Wien (1995-2010);
Privatsammlung Leopold, Wien (2010-2023); (2)
Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung, Wien (2023)

  1. Egon Schiele Datenbank der Autografen (ESDA), ID: 1121
  2. Archiv des Leopold Museums, Rechnung Nr. 01-2023 vom 18.04.2023

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