Lányi portfolio, dedication copy from Egon Schiele to Edith Schiele
Lányi portfolio, dedication copy from Egon Schiele to Edith Schiele Bild 1
Lányi portfolio, dedication copy from Egon Schiele to Edith Schiele Bild 2
Antiquariat INLIBRIS, Vienna
ESDA ID
2318
Nebehay 1979
Nicht gelistet/Not listed
Credit line
Antiquariat INLIBRIS, Vienna
Date
1917 (inferred from content)
Material/technique
Print, ink on paper
Transcription
[Translation:]

The painter is not quite the artist, –
It is the spirit that created art.

to my dear wife on 30th May 1917.

EGON
SCHIELE
1917
Provenance
1917: Edith Schiele
1983: Sotheby’s, London, Aukt. 26./27.05.1983, lot 194
2023: Christie’s London, Online Auction 14.12.2023, 22135, lot 51
2024: Antiquariat INLIBRIS, Wien
Owner
Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH (Vienna, A, Österreich)
Author
Egon Schiele
Recipient
Edith Schiele (née Harms)
Image credit
Antiquariat INLIBRIS, Vienna

Bibliography

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  • Lányi/Schiele 1917
    Zeichnungen. Egon Schiele 1917. Im Verlage der Buchhandlung Richard Lányi Wien, Vienna 1917 [Lányi portfolio]
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