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Letter from Egon Schiele to Anton Peschka, 27th Aug. 1918

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Ink on paper
21.8×16.6 cm

Artists

  • Egon Schiele

    (Tulln 1890–1918 Vienna)

  • Anton Peschka

    (Vienna 1885–1940 Vienna)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment

Translation of the Transcription:

August 27, 1918

Dear A. P. [Anton Peschka],
Accept my sincere sympathy for your bereavement. – I am going to Ober-Waltersdorf for a couple of days and will be back in Vienna on Saturday at 6, – maybe you will visit us. At the same time, if possible, bring along your new pictures or drawings.
To you warmest greetings
EGON
SCHIELE

Object data

Artist/author
  • Sender: Egon Schiele
  • Recipient: Anton Peschka
Title
Letter from Egon Schiele to Anton Peschka
Date
27th Aug. 1918
Category
Autograph
Material​/technique
Ink on paper
Dimensions
21.8×16.6 cm
Signature
Signed lower right: EGON SCHIELE
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 4492
Inventory access
Contributed to the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung in 1994
Selection of Reference works
  • Christian M. Nebehay: Egon Schiele 1890-1918. Leben, Briefe, Gedichte, Salzburg 1979.
Catalogue raisonne
  • ESDA ID 136
  • Nebehay 1979: 1683
Keywords
autographViennaOberwaltersdorfletter/envelopepaper
Egon Schiele
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Provenance

Provenance research
Leopold Museum i

Arthur Stemmer, Wien / London (vor 1938-1954);
Walter Neurath, London (ab 1954);
Marlborough Galerie, London (1964);
Dr. Rudolf Leopold, Wien (1964-1994); (1)
Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung, Wien (1994)

  1. Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung, Egon Schiele Datenbank der Autografen, Datenbank-ID 136 (Abfrage: 03.10.2022)

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