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Company registration number: FN 112 406d
Registrar of company: Handelsgericht (Commercial Court) Vienna
VAT no.: ATU 39579700
Contact:
Simone Hönigl, BA
Researcher | Egon Schiele Documentation Center
Please send your inquiries to:
Simone Hönigl, BA
Researcher | Egon Schiele Documentation Center
Please send your inquiries to:
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Copyright
All texts, images, graphics, documentary recordings and other materials published on the website of the EGON SCHIELE AUTOGRAPH DATABASE are protected by copyright. The owner is either the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung or the person or institution named in the references. Any reproduction, copying or publication of the information which appears on the website is prohibited.
Terms and Conditions
1. Purpose of the database
The present database was commissioned by the former Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture (present-day Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport) and serves as an online platform for research on the Austrian artist Egon Schiele (1890–1918).
The database records autographic documents and source materials on the artist’s life and oeuvre, linking known and newly discovered autographs by, addressed to and about Egon Schiele as well as varia on the artist from Austrian and international, institutional and private collections for research purposes.
2. Initiator and ongoing database maintenance
The database was initiated, designed and compiled by the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung who will continue to maintain it.
3. Rights holders
All rights pertaining to autographs and varia are held exclusively by the rights holders designated by name and, if available, by inventory number with the individual objects in the field “Inventory Evidence”. A list of rights holders can be found under the menu item Collections. All illustrations have been provided by the rights holders for use in this database. Users of the database are not authorized to utilize these images for their own purposes. Inquiries pertaining to reproduction/copying are to be placed with the rights holders directly, as permission to reproduce/copy content can only be granted by them. Only in cases when rights holders wish to remain anonymous are such inquires to be made by contacting egonschiele@leopoldmuseum.org.
Objects whose current whereabouts are unknown to the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung are designated with the explanatory note “whereabouts unknown”, while any information pertaining to hitherto known ownership is provided in the field Provenance.
4. Content of online resources
The present database was commissioned by the former Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture (present-day Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport) and serves as an online platform for research on the Austrian artist Egon Schiele (1890–1918).
The database records autographic documents and source materials on the artist’s life and oeuvre, linking known and newly discovered autographs by, addressed to and about Egon Schiele as well as varia on the artist from Austrian and international, institutional and private collections for research purposes.
2. Initiator and ongoing database maintenance
The database was initiated, designed and compiled by the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung who will continue to maintain it.
3. Rights holders
All rights pertaining to autographs and varia are held exclusively by the rights holders designated by name and, if available, by inventory number with the individual objects in the field “Inventory Evidence”. A list of rights holders can be found under the menu item Collections. All illustrations have been provided by the rights holders for use in this database. Users of the database are not authorized to utilize these images for their own purposes. Inquiries pertaining to reproduction/copying are to be placed with the rights holders directly, as permission to reproduce/copy content can only be granted by them. Only in cases when rights holders wish to remain anonymous are such inquires to be made by contacting egonschiele@leopoldmuseum.org.
Objects whose current whereabouts are unknown to the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung are designated with the explanatory note “whereabouts unknown”, while any information pertaining to hitherto known ownership is provided in the field Provenance.
4. Content of online resources
The Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung points out to users of the online resources at www.egonschiele.at (“website”) that they use this resource at their own risk. The Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung will do its utmost to ensure that the contents of the website are accurate. The Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung does not, however, accept any responsibility for the topicality, correctness, completeness or quality of the information provided. Liability claims against the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung relating to damage or loss of a material or non-material nature arising from use or non-use of the information offered or through use of incorrect and incomplete information, are expressly excluded, in so far as there exists no demonstrable intentional or gross negligence on the part of the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung. All resources are subject to alteration and are non-binding. The Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung expressly reserves the right to change, amend, delete or cease publication of some of the web pages or the entire resources temporarily or finally without prior notice.
5. References and links
The Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung excludes any liability for the material of third parties to whom references are made by means of direct or indirect “links”. The Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung has no influence on the current or future design, content or authorship of the linked/associated web pages. The Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung therefore expressly distances itself herewith from all material on all linked/associated web pages. This statement applies to all links and references placed within our own internet resources and to entries by others in the visitors’ books, discussion forums and mailing lists provided by the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung. The provider of the web page to which one has been referred is solely responsible for illegal, incorrect or incomplete material and in particular for damage or loss arising from the use or non-use of the information provided; responsibility does not lie with the one who is merely referring to the particular publication via links.
6. Copyright and trademark law
The Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung endeavours to observe the copyrights of the texts, images, graphics, video sequences and documentary recordings used in all its publications, to use texts, images, graphics, video sequences and documentary recordings prepared by Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung itself or its contractual partner and to access texts, images, graphics, video sequences and documentary recordings in the public domain. All hallmarks and trademarks which are named within the internet resources and where applicable protected by third parties are subject unreservedly to the terms and conditions of the respective valid trademark laws and the property rights of the respective registered owner. The conclusion should not be drawn from the mere quoting of a trademark that the said trademark is not protected by registered rights of third parties! The copyright for digital objects prepared and published by the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung itself or its contractual partner remains solely with the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung (author of the web pages) or the individual rights holder. Duplication or use of such graphics, documentary recordings, video sequences and texts in other electronic or printed publications is not permitted without the express permission of the author (Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung) or the individual rights holder.
7. Citation
The individual rights holder is to be cited as the owner of an object. The individual rights holder is named in the field Inventory Evidence. In case the rights holder is a private collector who wishes to remain anonymous or if the whereabouts of an object cannot be traced and are designated as “whereabouts unknown”, the title of the database is to be cited along with the URL as follows:
Egon Schiele Autograph Database (ESDA), ID: _
URL: https://www.egonschiele.at/
8. Data protection
In so far as there is an opportunity to register personal or business details (e-mail addresses, names, addresses) within internet resources, the divulgence of such information on the part of the user is expressly on a voluntary basis. By giving a postal or e-mail address the user is (irrevocably) agreeing to receive information (newsletter, mail shots) from the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung by post and/or e-mail. The user furthermore agrees to the registration and further processing of the data relevant to him/her with the aid of electronic data processing. This personal information will only be used by the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung to provide services ordered by the user or furthermore to advise the user of new dates, events, programme highlights, online services and other services of the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung. The data given by the user will be treated as strictly confidential according to the terms and conditions of the currently valid version of the Data Protection Act unless there is a statutory or judicial necessity to defend the rights and property of the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung or to protect the interests of other users.
9. Legal effect of this disclaimer
This disclaimer is to be regarded as part of the internet resources which have directed the user to this page. In so far as parts or individual formulations of this text should not comply with, no longer comply or do not fully comply with the currently valid legal position, the remaining parts of the document remain unaffected as regards their content and validity.
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