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Letter from Egon Schiele to Karl Ernst Osthaus, 20th Jul. 1911

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Black ink on paper
17.5×12.8 cm

Artists

  • Egon Schiele

    (Tulln 1890–1918 Vienna)

  • Karl Ernst Osthaus

    (Hagen 1874–1921 Merano)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment

Translation of the Transcription:

July 20, 1911

Dear Mr. K. E. [Karl Ernst] Osthaus,
I humbly thank you. Greetings
Egon Schiele
Krummau [Český Krumlov on the] Moldova
Bohemia.

Object data

Artist/author
  • Sender: Egon Schiele
  • Recipient: Karl Ernst Osthaus
Title
Letter from Egon Schiele to Karl Ernst Osthaus
Date
20th Jul. 1911
Category
Autograph
Material​/technique
Black ink on paper
Dimensions
17.5×12.8 cm
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 5369
Inventory access
Accession 1997
Catalogue raisonne
  • ESDA ID 166
  • Nebehay 1979: Nicht gelistet/Not listed
Keywords
autographKrumauletter/envelopepaper
Egon Schiele
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Provenance

Provenance research
Leopold Museum i

Karl Ernst Osthaus, Hagen (bis 1921);
Erb*innen nach Karl Ernst Osthaus (1921 bis vermutlich 1997)
Auktion: 26.11.1997, Antiquariat J. A. Stargardt, Berlin, Autographen aus allen Gebieten, Los Nr. 707; (1)
Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung, Wien (1997); (2)

  1. Antiquariat J. A. Stargardt, Autographen aus allen Gebieten. Katalog 667, Berlin 1997, S. 241-243
  2. Archiv des Leopold Museums, Rechnung vom 26.11.1997

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