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Carbon Copy of a Letter from Karl Ernst Osthaus to Egon Schiele, 20th Aug. 1912

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Typewriter on paper with marginal perforations
26.2×16.9 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:

August 20, 1912 O/M

Dear honored Mr. Schiele,

My last letter will be in your hands. In the meantime, I will forward you Mk. 50 / - [Mark] and ask you to leave the matter in abeyance until I decide.

Yours sincerely,

Object data

Artist/author
  • Recipient: Egon Schiele
  • Sender: Karl Ernst Osthaus
Title
Carbon Copy of a Letter from Karl Ernst Osthaus to Egon Schiele
Date
20th Aug. 1912
Category
Autograph
Material​/technique
Typewriter on paper with marginal perforations
Dimensions
26.2×16.9 cm
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 5388
Inventory access
Accession 1997
Catalogue raisonne
  • ESDA ID 2018
  • Nebehay 1979: Nicht gelistet/Not listed
Keywords
autographletter/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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