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Field Post Letter from Egon Schiele to Anton Peschka, 29th March 1918

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Black India ink on paper
Letter: 29.6×19.4 cm folded twice

Artists

  • Egon Schiele

    (Tulln 1890–1918 Vienna)

  • Anton Peschka

    (Vienna 1885–1940 Vienna)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment

Transcription:

March 29
Dear A. P. [Anton Peschka],
On 17 October, a decree by the Ministry of War came, that all painters, whether on front-line duty or ready for auxiliary service, should be used as such in the compilation of individual regiment histories. Your regiment must therefore invite you if you petition before them. Those gentlemen who have earned particular distinction will be detached on that occasion. Do the same and write me about the outcome. In the newspaper Tagblatt there were a couple of lines about you, - I will send it to you.
Warmest greetings
EGON

[Envelope:]
Field Post.
To
Lieutenant
Anton Peschka

  1. Reg. 42. 1. Battlion 3. Company
    Field Post 405

Object data

Artist/author
  • Egon Schiele
  • Recipient: Anton Peschka
Title
Field Post Letter from Egon Schiele to Anton Peschka
Date
29th March 1918
Category
Autograph
Material​/technique
Black India ink on paper
Dimensions
Letter: 29.6×19.4 cm folded twice
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 4501
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 145
  • Nebehay 1979: 1458
Keywords
World War Iautographletter/envelopepaper (writing material)
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 145 (Abfrage: 04.10.2022)

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