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Carbon Copy of a Letter from Karl Ernst Osthaus to Egon Schiele, 2nd Nov. 1911

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Typewriter on paper with marginal perforations
28.9×22.9 cm

Artists

  • Karl Ernst Osthaus

    (Hagen 1874–1921 Merano)

  • Egon Schiele

    (Tulln 1890–1918 Vienna)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment

Transcription:

November 2, 1911.

To Mr. Egon Schiele.
Neulengbach

Honorable Mr. Schiele,
Unfortunately, I am so financially pressed that at this time I can only keep 2 of your sheets. I have taken the liberty of using the old price and will forward it in the next few days.

With kind regards,
Very sincerely

Object data

Artist/author
  • Sender: Karl Ernst Osthaus
  • Recipient: Egon Schiele
Title
Carbon Copy of a Letter from Karl Ernst Osthaus to Egon Schiele
Date
2nd Nov. 1911
Category
Autograph
Material​/technique
Typewriter on paper with marginal perforations
Dimensions
28.9×22.9 cm
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 5384
Inventory access
Accession 1997
Catalogue raisonne
  • ESDA ID 167
  • Nebehay 1979: Nicht gelistet/Not listed
Keywords
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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