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Letter from Helene Heine to Marie Schiele, 6th Nov. 1918

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Ink on paper
17.9×13.2 cm

Artists

  • Marie Schiele

    (Krumau 1862–1935 Vienna)

  • Helene Heine

    ([?]–1940)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment

Transcription:

Breslau 6th Nov. [19]18.

Dear Madam,
I did not know your son
personally, but I know
what he meant to the world of art
and which values have been
buried along with him.
Thus, it is not only your pain
as a mother that deeply
moves me, but also my
own aching for the
artist upon which I had set

my hopes and whom I held
in such great esteem.
Allow me, Madam, to express my
heartfelt condolences to you
and your dear family.
Respectfully
yours,
Hel. [Helene] Heine

Object data

Artist/author
  • Recipient: Marie Schiele
  • Sender: Helene Heine
Title
Letter from Helene Heine to Marie Schiele
Date
6th Nov. 1918
Category
Autograph
Material​/technique
Ink on paper
Dimensions
17.9×13.2 cm
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 7622 01
Inventory access
Accession 2023
Catalogue raisonne
  • ESDA ID 2803
Keywords
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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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