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Friendship Book Entry by Egon Schiele for Max Karpfen, 22nd Dec .1905

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Ink on paper
10.1×18.1 cm

Artists

  • Egon Schiele

    (Tulln 1890–1918 Vienna)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment

Translation of the Transcription:

A friendship book – what a clever invention
Asking your pals for a little attention,
So that when they vanish, as they so often will,
In its pages you can find them still.

From your friend
Egon Schiele
Klosterneuburg, 22nd Dec. 05

Object data

Artist/author
  • Egon Schiele
Title
Friendship Book Entry by Egon Schiele for Max Karpfen
Date
22nd Dec .1905
Category
Autograph
Material​/technique
Ink on paper
Dimensions
10.1×18.1 cm
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 7826
Inventory access
Accession 2023
Catalogue raisonne
  • ESDA ID 71
  • Nebehay 1979: 60
Keywords
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Provenance

Provenance research
Leopold Museum i

Gertrude Peschka geb. Schiele, Wien; (1)
Privatsammlung Leopold, Wien; (2)
Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung, Wien (2023)

  1. Egon Schiele Datenbank der Autografen (ESDA), ID: 71
  2. Archiv des Leopold Museums, Rechnung Nr. 01-2023 vom 18.04.2023

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