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Postcard from Egon Schiele to Anton Peschka, 1st May 1915

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Leopold Museum,
Vienna
recto: Print on cardboard, verso: Pencil, oil on cardboard
9×14 cm

Artists

  • Egon Schiele

    (Tulln 1890–1918 Vienna)

  • Anton Peschka

    (Vienna 1885–1940 Vienna)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment

Transcription:

Memories of the palette! – the air in the studio – the smell of paint – transience – like the people in the picture – such is the power of the pencil! Yours
E.[gon] S.[chiele]

[Address block:]
To Mr.
Anton Peschka
Gablonz
One-year volunteer of the infantry regiment 42
Officer Candidate School

Object data

Artist/author
  • Sender: Egon Schiele
  • Recipient: Anton Peschka
Title
Postcard from Egon Schiele to Anton Peschka
Date
1st May 1915
Category
Autograph
Material​/technique
recto: Print on cardboard, verso: Pencil, oil on cardboard
Dimensions
9×14 cm
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 7569
Inventory access
Accession 2023
Catalogue raisonne
  • ESDA ID 92
Keywords
autographpostcardpostcard, picture-postcardletters/alphabet/scriptpaperChristian religionEgon SchieleAnton Peschka
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Provenance

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Leopold Museum i

Privatsammlung Leopold, Wien; (1)
Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung, Wien (2023)

  1. Archiv des Leopold Museums, Rechnung Nr. 01-2023 vom 18.04.2023

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