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Letter from Egon Schiele to Carl Reininghaus, Apr. 1911

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Ink on paper
17.5×11.2 cm

Artists

  • Egon Schiele

    (Tulln 1890–1918 Vienna)

  • Carl Reininghaus

    (Graz 1857–1929 Vienna)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment

Transcription:

Dear Friend, I thought about when it might have been that you told me you wanted to exchange the old drawings for new ones. – I cannot recall this. – Now, seeing as I don’t have any drawings with me at the moment, and you won’t come to choose some, I will send you a large new painting soon. It measures 150 cm. Certainly, it won’t fit next to the autumn tree you have. I think it is of greater painterly value, Vision and Fate. Do you agree with this? Naturally, I would prefer it if you came to choose what you like yourself, from my new paintings, the self-seers and emerging self-seers. On Sunday, I will be at the studio until 1 pm. On Monday afternoon from 2 – 5. The other working days, I will be there as long as it is light. – Do you agree with your friend?

Egon Schiele

Vienna XII. Grünbergstraße 31.

Object data

Artist/author
  • Sender: Egon Schiele
  • Recipient: Carl Reininghaus
Title
Letter from Egon Schiele to Carl Reininghaus
Date
Apr. 1911
Category
Autograph
Material​/technique
Ink on paper
Dimensions
17.5×11.2 cm
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 7801
Inventory access
Accession 2023
Catalogue raisonne
  • ESDA ID 39
Keywords
Egon Schiele
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Provenance

Provenance research
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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