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Letter from Egon Schiele in Carinthia to Franz Hauer in Vienna, 30th Aug. 1913

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Black ink on paper
Letter: 17.4×11.1 cm

Artists

  • Egon Schiele

    (Tulln 1890–1918 Vienna)

  • Franz Hauer

    (Weißenkirchen in the Wachau valley 1867–1914 Vienna)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment

Translation of the Transcription:

30th August, 1913
Dear Mr. Hauer,
I am asking you to entirely fulfill the wish I wrote in my letter to you a few days ago, if possible, however uncomfortable this might be for you and me, even if at the moment it might be somewhat difficult for you; I hope that you won’t frown at me this time either; I believe in your kindness, with warmest greetings
Egon Schiele
At present in Sattendorf on
Ossiachersee Carinthia
Tommelebauer

Envelope:
To Mr.
Franz
Hauer
Vienna XIX
Silbergasse 40
Please possibly forward!

Egon Schiele presently [in]
Sattendorf on
Ossiachersee Carinthia
Tommelebauer

Object data

Artist/author
  • Sender: Egon Schiele
  • Recipient: Franz Hauer
Title
Letter from Egon Schiele in Carinthia to Franz Hauer in Vienna
Date
30th Aug. 1913
Category
Autograph
Material​/technique
Black ink on paper
Dimensions
Letter: 17.4×11.1 cm
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 5438
Inventory access
Accession 2010
Catalogue raisonne
  • ESDA ID 1910
  • Nebehay 1979: Nicht gelistet/Not listed
Keywords
Egon Schiele
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Provenance

Provenance research
Leopold Museum i

Franz Hauer, Wien (1913-1914);
Leopold Hauer, Lengenfeld NÖ (1914-1984);
Christa Hauer-Fruhmann, Lengenfeld NÖ (1984-2009);
Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung, Wien (seit 2009); (1)

  1. Archiv des Leopold Museums, Schenkung vom 20.01.2009

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