An oeuvre at odds with fin-de-siècle society
Club members were introduced to the radical oeuvre of Egon Schiele (1890-1918) which is currently being exhibited at the Albertina.
Schiele’s works – juxtapposed to photographs of his time – gave us a glimpse of the epochal schism between the modernist and the traditional. With only a few lines he produced drawings of precision and astounding beauty,
tells coordinator Martha Hanreich.
Exhibition poster at the Albertina
WA members and Martha Hanreich were offered an insightful tour
One of 160 paintings and drawings that are currently exposed
(For further information click here: http://albertina.at/schiele)