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Letter from the Union of Visual Artists Munich Secession to Egon Schiele, 1917

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Ink, print on paper
28.7×21.9 cm

Artists

  • Verein Bildender Künstler Münchens Secession
  • Egon Schiele

    (Tulln 1890–1918 Vienna)

Unfortunately not on display at the moment

Translation of the Transcription:

MUNICH, June 1917.

Most Honorable
Painter Mr. Egon Schiele
Vienna.

Distinguished Sir!

The Secession committee resolved in its last meeting to appoint those artists as correspondence members who through their work contributed in a preeminent way to the success of our summer exhibit this year. It is our honor to inform you that your highly esteemed name has also been included in the list of correspondence members, and we hope that you will not fail to accept this ruling.
In token of our utmost regards

President:
Hugo v. Habermann

Secretary:
R. [Richard] Winternitz.

Object data

Artist/author
  • Sender: Verein Bildender Künstler Münchens Secession
  • Recipient: Egon Schiele
Title
Letter from the Union of Visual Artists Munich Secession to Egon Schiele
Date
1917
Category
Autograph
Material​/technique
Ink, print on paper
Dimensions
28.7×21.9 cm
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 7397
Inventory access
Accession 2023
Catalogue raisonne
  • ESDA ID 2165
Keywords
Egon Schiele
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Provenance

Provenance research
Leopold Museum i

Privatsammlung Leopold, Wien; (1)
Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung, Wien (2023)

  1. Archiv des Leopold Museums, Rechnung Nr. 01-2023 vom 18.04.2023

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