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Postcard from Heinrich Benesch to Egon Schiele, 19th Jul. 1918

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Leopold Museum,
Vienna
recto: Print on cardboard, verso: Pencil on cardboard
9×14.2 cm

Artists

  • Heinrich Benesch

    (Hungary 1862–1947 Vienna)

  • Egon Schiele

    (Tulln 1890–1918 Vienna)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment

Transcription:

19th July 1918.
Dear Mr. Schiele!
Kind regards from Carinthia. While there is no abundance of goods here, either, it is paradise compared with Vienna. What a shame that I only have 3 days left here.
Yours, Benesch

[address block:]
Mr. Painter
Egon Schiele
Vienna XIII.
Wattmanngasse 6

Object data

Artist/author
  • Sender: Heinrich Benesch
  • Recipient: Egon Schiele
Title
Postcard from Heinrich Benesch to Egon Schiele
Date
19th Jul. 1918
Category
Autograph
Material​/technique
recto: Print on cardboard, verso: Pencil on cardboard
Dimensions
9×14.2 cm
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 7891
Inventory access
Accession 2023
Catalogue raisonne
  • ESDA ID 2891
Keywords
cultural landscapecity/villagehouseautographpostcardtreepostcard, picture-postcardEgon Schielewriting/letterspaperTheißeneggHeinrich Benesch
Egon Schiele
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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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cultural landscapecity/villagehouseautographpostcardtreepostcard, picture-postcardEgon Schielewriting/letterspaperTheißeneggHeinrich Benesch