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Postcard from Egon Schiele to Richard Lányi, 18th Oct. 1917

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Leopold Museum,
Vienna
recto: Ink on cardboard, verso: Print, ink on cardboard
14×9 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:

18th Oct.1917.
Dear Mr. [Richard] Lanyi!
I can give you 8–10 new colored drawings on Sunday, – if you are interested,
I will be expecting you between 10 o’clock and 1 o’clock.
Kind regards,
EGON
SCHIELE
1917

[Address block:]
Mr.
Richard Lanyi
Vienna I
Kärntnerstraße 44.

Egon Schiele, Vienna XIII
Hietzinger-Hauptstr.[aße] 101.

Object data

Artist/author
  • Sender: Egon Schiele
  • Recipient: Richard Lányi
Title
Postcard from Egon Schiele to Richard Lányi
Date
18th Oct. 1917
Category
Autograph
Material​/technique
recto: Ink on cardboard, verso: Print, ink on cardboard
Dimensions
14×9 cm
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 7783
Inventory access
Accession 2023
Catalogue raisonne
  • ESDA ID 12
Keywords
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Provenance

Provenance research
Leopold Museum i

Auktion: 22.11.1988, Dorotheum Wien, Auktion Nr. 36, Los Nr. 356, 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: 12
  2. Archiv des Leopold Museums, Rechnung Nr. 01-2023 vom 18.04.2023

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