$18,750
[Egon Schiele: Drawings]. Vienna, Prague, Leipzig: [Gesellschaft fur graphische Industrie, Vienna for] Strache, 1920. 620 x 425mm. Title leaf, content leaf with colophon on verso, 15 collotype plates, of which 4 are in color, tipped onto charcoal-gray paper. Loose as issued in a brown board portfolio with artist`s name stamped in silver on upper cover. Folio cover in "as-is" condition, with bumped corners, scratching and missing inside flaps. Overall condition of the plates is very good with some discoloration around the borders of the leaves but not the plates. Number 157 of 510 copies. The was published two years after the artist's death. "The inclusion of multicolor collotypes increased difficulty of production, but indicated a desire to fully capture the beauty of Schiele's watercolor and gouache paintings. Monochrome prints of nude models express a greater concern for compositional experimentation than for erotic titillation. Yet the portfolio exhibits the internal contradictions of Schiele's personality, most evidently through portraits of his wife Edith and her sister Adele." (Claire Cass, Jason Jacques Gallery, New York, 31 March 31 May 2006, p. 58).
Auctioneer:
Shapiro Auctions
Date:
2014-10-25
