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Postcard from Anton Peschka to Egon Schiele, 5th Jul. 1918

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

Artists

  • Anton Peschka

    (Vienna 1885–1940 Vienna)

  • Egon Schiele

    (Tulln 1890–1918 Vienna)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment

Translation of the Transcription:

5 July 1918

Apart from suppuration and intense pain in my left hand I am doing much better! –
Have been transported here without any problems with the Malthesn [?] train (commander Count Seilern)! Best regards to you and your beloved wife always your
brother-in-law Ant. [Anton] Peschka

[Address block:]
Mr. Egon Schiele
Vienna XIII/1
Hietzinger Hptstr. [Hauptstraße] 101
[crossed out and corrected in a foreign hand:]
Wattmann[gasse] 6
Garden studio

Object data

Artist/author
  • Sender: Anton Peschka
  • Recipient: Egon Schiele
Title
Postcard from Anton Peschka to Egon Schiele
Date
5th Jul. 1918
Category
Autograph
Material​/technique
recto: Print on cardboard, verso: Pen on cardboard
Dimensions
13.9×9 cm
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 7966
Inventory access
Accession 2023
Catalogue raisonne
  • ESDA ID 2959
Keywords
autographcity/villagepostcardpublic garden/parkpaperpostcard, picture-postcardAnton PeschkaEgon Schielemountainsmountain-range/snow peaksInnsbruck
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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autographcity/villagepostcardpublic garden/parkpaperpostcard, picture-postcardAnton PeschkaEgon Schielemountainsmountain-range/snow peaksInnsbruck

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