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Vienna
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Vienna
Letter from Egon Schiele to Anton Peschka
23rd Nov. 1914
(Tulln 1890–1918 Vienna)
(Vienna 1885–1940 Vienna)
Transcription:
23rd November, 1914.
Dear Anton Peschka!
We have known one another for a long time – life has been painful for you, and you have learned from what you lived through. Times must change. There is one great flaw within you, and once you are rid of it you must surely grow. It is you who should be master, you should take charge. Those who live thoughtfully will progress faster. We must not be peasants bound to the earth; this alone should already set us apart from the others. – We must never ask for the past to return – for that would be regression. This is why I don’t want to stay with you here. Instead I will go to Berlin after the war, and there I will have the courage to start a new life. To this end I wish both you and myself insight, clarity and good luck!
Warmest
greetings
Egon Schiele
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