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Postcard from Emmy Obransky to Egon Schiele, 14th Oct. 1918

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Leopold Museum,
Vienna
recto: Print, ink on cardboard, verso: Ink on cardboard
13.9×9 cm

Artists

  • Egon Schiele

    (Tulln 1890–1918 Vienna)

  • Emmy Obransky
Unfortunately not on display at the moment

Translation of the Transcription:

“I love you” E v. O [Emmy von Obransky]

14th Oct. 1918.
My dear master!
I am pleading with you not to be angry or, worse, furious when I kindly ask that you receive me Wednesday instead of Thursday. I must go to the Volksoper on Thursday.
But I will come to see you on Wednesday also at 4 o’clock, please expect me.
Until then with warmest regards,
Yours, Emmy Obransky
Pa! [?]

E. Obransky II. Vorgartenstraße 88./9

[Address block:]
To the
Revered
Mr. Egon Schiele
Acad.[emic] painter
Vienna, XIII.
Wattmanngasse No. 6.

Pneumatic dispatch

Object data

Artist/author
  • Recipient: Egon Schiele
  • Sender: Emmy Obransky
Title
Postcard from Emmy Obransky to Egon Schiele
Date
14th Oct. 1918
Category
Autograph
Material​/technique
recto: Print, ink on cardboard, verso: Ink on cardboard
Dimensions
13.9×9 cm
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 7956
Inventory access
Accession 2023
Catalogue raisonne
  • ESDA ID 2945
Keywords
autographwoman/girlpoemlovepostcardpostcard, picture-postcardpapergardensitting figure (fem.)vegetationEgon Schieledress/gownEmmy Obransky
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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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autographwoman/girlpoemlovepostcardpostcard, picture-postcardpapergardensitting figure (fem.)vegetationEgon Schieledress/gownEmmy Obransky

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