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Letter from Egon Schiele to Richard Lányi, 30th Jun. 1917

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Ink on paper
19.2×14.8 cm

Artists

  • Egon Schiele

    (Tulln 1890–1918 Vienna)

  • Richard Lányi

    (Vienna 1884–1942 Auschwitz)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment

Translation of the Transcription:

30th June
Dear Mr. [Richard] Lanyi! – You promised me you would buy the painting for yourself and I expect you to keep your promise. – As it is, various complications might arise which could be prevented, – as you know, the painting was claimed before in 1914 and it is not impossible that we might hear from the former buyer even now. – She will get another work at any rate and I will tell her that I sold the painting for a better price, i.e. 1500 c. [crowns] – instead of 1200 because I did not know who the buyer was. Please be careful, for your own sake. Send a portfolio to A. [Adalbert Franz] Seligmann and to [crossed out: the W] Felix Braun at once. The Wiener-Werkstätte picture postcards etc.
Best regards, EGON
SCHIELE
1917
Has the bilden [bildenden] Künste been published yet? Please send it to me.

Object data

Artist/author
  • Sender: Egon Schiele
  • Recipient: Richard Lányi
Title
Letter from Egon Schiele to Richard Lányi
Date
30th Jun. 1917
Category
Autograph
Material​/technique
Ink on paper
Dimensions
19.2×14.8 cm
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 7779 01
Inventory access
Accession 2023
Catalogue raisonne
  • ESDA ID 7
Keywords
Egon Schiele
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Provenance

Provenance research
Leopold Museum i

Auktion: 22.11.1988, Dorotheum Wien, Auktion Nr. 36, Los Nr. 355, Abb. Taf. 27; (1)
Dr. Rudolf Leopold, Wien (1988-2010);
Privatsammlung Leopold, Wien (2010-2023); (2)
Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung, Wien (2023)

  1. Egon Schiele Datenbank der Autografen (ESDA), ID: 7
  2. Archiv des Leopold Museums, Rechnung Nr. 01-2023 vom 18.04.2023

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