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Letter from Egon Schiele to Fritz Hora, 6th Aug. 1914

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Ink on paper
20.4×15.1 cm

Artists

  • Fritz Hora
  • Egon Schiele

    (Tulln 1890–1918 Vienna)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment

Translation of the Transcription:

6th August 1914.

Dear Dr. [Fritz] Hora

in these awful times I take the liberty of asking you whether you would be inclined to help me very much by buying or enticing your acquaintances to buy some of my drawings; – I would sell the drawings at a greatly reduced price and presume that you are in a position that might allow you to do something for me, should you be willing. – I have no savings left. – Please write to me at once, if you will be so kind, for I am all empty: – I hope you have not been drafted, too. – I have the drawings ready for selection at my studio.

Best regards,
Egon Schiele

Object data

Artist/author
  • Recipient: Fritz Hora
  • Sender: Egon Schiele
Title
Letter from Egon Schiele to Fritz Hora
Date
6th Aug. 1914
Category
Autograph
Material​/technique
Ink on paper
Dimensions
20.4×15.1 cm
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 7839
Inventory access
Accession 2023
Catalogue raisonne
  • ESDA ID 86
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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